EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

                                           2010

                               MEMBERS ONLY!
Prince George Master Gardeners Association Presents....
Four Fabulous Gardens
To see more details please click here.
September 13, 2010
630-800pm
Prince George County Human Services Building
Please call 541-8201 to register.

                      8th ANNUAL GOOD GARDENING SYMPOSIUM
          From the Ground Up...How to Get the Most from Your Garden
                                                 Saturday
                                           MARCH 13, 2010
                                        8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
                                   Prince George HIgh School
                                     7801 Laurel Spring Road
                                          Prince George, VA

       Click here to download a brochure and registration form.

                2010 PRINCE GEORGE MASTER GARDENER CLASS

          Preregistration required.  Click here for a copy of the class schedule.

The MG Class of 2010 learns about Basic Botany from Karen Carter.	Karen explains the parts of leaves and their purposes.

                        2010 SPRING GARDEN BASICS

February 20 - 2pm - Fruit and Grape Pruning - Directions call 733-2686

February 27 - 9am-12 noon - Vegetables 101 - Extension Office

March 2 - 6 pm - Lawns - Extension Office (in conjunction with MG Training Class) 

March 6 - 9am - 12 noon - Rain Barrels - Extension Office

March 20 - 9am - 12 noon - Ornamental Pruning - Richard Bland College Water Garden

Classes are FREE! Call Prince George Cooperative Extension Office at 733-2686 to register.  
For more information on these popular lectures click here.

PRINCE GEORGE
ELEMENTARYSCIENCE/MATH/CAREER DAY
Master Gardeners Alexandra Wunderly, Andrea Schneck, and Earlene Hogg visited 6 first grade classes at Harrison Elementary School on May 28.  Their presentation focused on our environment, what Master Gardeners do and elements needed by all living things.

                    THE 7th ANNUAL GOOD GARDENING SYMPOSIUM

The Prince George Master Gardener Association hosted "Enrich the Environment -- Go Native" and welcomed gardening enthusiasts on Saturday, March 14, 2009.  The rainy day did not dampen the spirits of attendees as they earned how to better protect and enrich our larger world and our immediate surroundings.  Pictured are the symposium speakers; Master Naturalists and Wildlife Habitat Facilitators Jim and Denise Pilversack, Butterfly Society of Virginia member Ruth Burch, Virginia Native Plant Society member Catharine Tucker and Master Naturalist and Master Gardener Deirdre Roden. 

Master Gardeners prepare to welcome guests to the symposium.  Pictured are Barbara Geer and Ann Netick discussing the set up of displays and refreshments for the symposium.  In the background Gloria Carter and Alexandra Wunderly manage registration as Ellen Buchanan and Andrea Schneck arrange the luncheon area. To see more pictures of the symposium and other activities go to Photos.

March 14, 8:45 am - 3 pm, Prince George High School 
Enrich the Environment - Go Native! (Registration required)

Click here for symposium details.

Click here for registration form.

2010 PRINCE GEORGE MASTER GARDENER SCHOLARSHIP

One of the purposes of the Prince George Master Gardener Association (PGMGA) is education. The Prince George Master Gardener Association offers one (1) five hundred ($500.00) scholarship to enable students to study in a plant science related field, including but not limited to horticulture, botany, agronomy, forestry, landscape architecture/design, and turf management. These scholarships can be awarded to high school seniors or to students entering a college/university for the first time as a full time student.  Click here for the requirements and a downloadable copy of the application.

Members of the Scholarship Committee are:

• Vacant - Chairman
• Jacqueline Shepperson
• Alexandra Wunderly
• Andrea Schneck
• Earlene Hogg