Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
40 Years of Growing Gardens and Gardeners
#mgnv #mastergardeners #simpsongarden #alexandriaymca
The Alexandria Y works with many organizations, companies, and donors every year, but it chose Simpson’s Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia as the Alexandria Y’s Community Partner of the Year.
“We couldn’t ask for better partners,” said Nick Dorazio, executive director of the Alexandria Y. “It’s a perfect partnership.”
#mgnv #mastergardeners #fallfestival #duncanlibrarygarden
Join MGNV for our 2nd annual Fall Festival! We will have an “Ask the Master Gardener” table, kids' activities, a plant sale, free saplings, hand-crafted pottery, a food truck, tool sharpening, and more.
#mgnv #mastergardener #smallspacegardening
The Small Space Garden, tucked into a courtyard at the Fairlington Community Center, is a hub of activity on Sunday mornings from May to November. This petite demonstration garden, overseen by Master Gardener volunteers, and its associated plant clinic draw adults and children who are shopping at the adjacent Fairlington Farmers Market at 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington, VA 22206.
#mgnv #mastergardener #vegetables #peppers
Come tour the Organic Vegetable Garden and sample the many kinds of peppers we grow! Join us on Saturday, September 13 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Potomac Overlook Park. And check out our cool new resource - A Pepper Primer by MG intern Betty Belanus!
#mgnv #mastergardener #vegetables #peppers
Come tour the Organic Vegetable Garden and sample the many kinds of peppers we grow! Join us on Sunday September 13 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Potomac Overlook Park.
#DemoGarden #Duncan #DelRay #MasterGardener #MGNV
The Duncan Library Garden, located in the heart of Del Ray at 2501 Commonwealth Avenue, is the newest and ninth demonstration garden nurtured by the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia. Duncan boasts two pollinator gardens, a native fern display, an herb garden and a dogwood garden with under plantings.
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia (MGNV) turns 40 this year! Over the hill? No chance! We are between the rows, behind our trowels, beside our plants, and before the public, fulfilling our mission to promote sustainable gardening.
Since 2020, the Sunny Garden has more than tripled in size and community impact. We owe our thanks to a dedicated leadership team, which, with the support of Arlington County, has transformed a weedy, invasive, semi-forested parkland adjacent to the garden’s original footprint into several native-themed garden beds. Inspired by the recent changes, the garden’s team continues to dream of future evolution, including a multi-method composting station and even a fruit tree grove.
Join Extension Master Gardeners for the first ever Arlington/City of Alexandria Master Gardeners Fall Festival! Celebrating plants, gardening and nature at the Buddie Ford Nature Center. See you tomorrow!
Come celebrate the end of summer at the Potomac Overlook Organic Vegetable Garden!
Extension Master Gardeners will answer questions about growing peppers, other beloved summer crops, composting, soil preparation, seed selection, protecting crops from insects and animals, and how to extend your harvest into the Fall.
More than three decades after a visionary Master Gardener dreamed of transforming an ugly area that once had been a road and parking lot in Alexandria, Simpson Park Demonstration Garden has won the city’s 2024 Community Beautification Award.
The Buddie Ford Demonstration Garden in Alexandria provides an excellent example of how to manage stormwater run-off on a sloped property. The techniques adopted at Buddie Ford have enhanced runoff absorption and reduced erosion to allow this native plant garden to flourish. By sharing – and permitting visitors to see – the strategies employed at Buddie Ford, we hope you, too, can successfully manage challenging stormwater scenarios on sloped sites.
How does one put into words the feelings of loss when two steadfast tree friends who stood as bookends towering over the Woodland/Shade, Native Plant, and Asian Gardens, are declared “unsafe?” Each of these carefully cultivated teaching gardens within the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden suddenly lost its shade as our two oldest trees were cut down to stumps within weeks of each other.
CORRECTED DATE! Pepper Fest! Come celebrate the end of summer at the Organic Vegetable Garden!
Sunday September 17 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Simpson Park Demonstration Garden is an urban garden and haven for people, pollinators and wildlife. Seventeen garden beds showcase a diverse range of native plants and trees, ornamental perennials, and unusual specimens. Our garden demonstrates best horticultural practices including attracting pollinators, conserving water, pest control by natural means and thoughtful landscape design. Features include scented, shade, pollinator, tufa rock gardens and several mature tree specimens. The garden evolves throughout the seasons and years.
#PollinatorWeek
The Organic Vegetable Garden (OVG), a demonstration garden supported by MGNV and maintained by Extension Master Gardeners (EMGs), will be a part of Potomac Overlook Regional Park's Florafest on Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Come celebrate Spring in the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden!
Sunday, April 30, 2023 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Rain or Shine!
Learn all about one of our popular demonstration gardens, the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden in South Arlington. You are always welcome to visit - especially on April 30 for their Spring Celebration and Plant Sale!
Crop rotation has long been known as an effective means for maintaining soil fertility and controlling pests and diseases. We know that planting the same crop in the same place every year can lead to problems, but what can you do if you have only one raised bed in your small garden?
The Glencarlyn Library Community Garden coordinators have recently created a new series of short videos highlighting the beauty of native plants. Here is the final video in this series on native plants of winter interest.
The Glencarlyn Library Community Garden coordinators have recently created a new series of short videos highlighting the beauty of native plants. We are sharing these videos on our website every month as well as glossary words that go along with each month's topic. This month's focus is on native ground covers.
The Glencarlyn Library Community Garden coordinators have recently created a new series of short videos highlighting the beauty of native plants. We are sharing these videos on our website every month as well as glossary words that go along with each month's topic. This month's focus is on native vines.
Vegetable gardening information and events for November 2022
The Glencarlyn Library Community Garden coordinators have recently created a new series of short videos highlighting the beauty of native plants. We will be sharing these videos on our website every month as well as glossary words that go along with each month's topic. This month's focus is on native shrubs that bear outstanding fruit.
