Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
40 Years of Growing Gardens and Gardeners
GardenFest is a fun, free, educational afternoon of garden-centric demonstrations, informational booths, and interactive activities. We're inviting the neighborhood to come out and learn about all sorts of gardening topics, such as the the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia plant clinic, at-home composting, growing native plants, and beekeeping.
Birds are some of the most visible and charming visitors to our gardens. Are you interested in being a better host to them? Learn cultural tips and plant suggestions to invite them in and help your feathered friends feel at home.
Join Extension Master Gardener Interns Lesli Mangeri and Bonnie Packer for a short presentation to learn about local butterflies and the plants that host them. Our interns will review host plants, lifecycle of the evolution of the egg to butterfly and some other points of interest regarding butterflies.
Save the date for the City of Alexandria’s Eco-City Festival, being held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ben Brenman Park in Alexandria! The Eco-City Festival is a FREE, …
Learn how to start your own square foot garden from raised bed construction to what has proved to be good to grow and how to grow it. This is the first of three shorter classes (approximately one hour) being held over the next few months.
Meet with VCE Arlington/Alexandria Extension Master Gardeners to choose the perfect plants for your garden! If you are planning to start or add to a native plant collection, they will help with plant selection, planting advice, and answer all your questions. In addition, there will be artists, food vendors, and bake sales.
Are you interested in becoming an Extension Master Gardener (EMG) volunteer in Arlington and the City of Alexandria? Here is an opportunity to learn more about our volunteer training program requirements, meet and talk with current EMGs, and begin the decision-making process about whether this program is for you.
Are you tired of hand watering the pots on your patio or your vegetable garden? Do you strive to maximize your garden’s beauty and bounty while minimizing your use of water? Drip irrigation is the answer to your problems.
Companion planting will increase the plant diversity in your garden, making your plants healthier and resulting in higher yields. Companion planting will also bring more beneficial insects and pollinators to establish natural pest controls.
Kids are invited to listen to Extension Master Gardeners reading A Good Place by Lucy Cousins, a short children's book about pollinators and the basic needs of plants. Then the children will put on gardening gloves to help transplant plants in the garden.
Gardeners with planting space limited to patios, decks, or balconies can still create miniature habitats for pollinators and birds by incorporating native plants in containers.
Gardeners with planting space limited to patios, decks, or balconies can still create miniature habitats for pollinators and birds by incorporating native plants. Join Extension Master Gardener Elaine Mills for an in-person presentation about which plant species are suitable for use in containers while providing the best wildlife support.