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Upcoming Events for Virginia
To submit your gardening event to our staff, submit it using our contact form or send an email to calendar@statebystategardening.com.
January 20-22
Virginia Beach
Virginia Flower & Garden Expo
Virginia Beach Convention Center
Friday – 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Saturday – 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sunday – 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
The 2012 Virginia Flower & Garden Expo returns in the Commonwealth’s most comprehensive event of its type. Produced by the Virginia Horticultural Foundation, the Expo promotes horticultural education and experience for everyone from professionals to the weekend enthusiast.
This year’s theme is “Creating The Beautiful Tomorrow.”
Horticultural Highlights:
•Major landscape and floral display gardens relating to the theme Specialty Gardens
•Vendors exhibiting and selling garden-related and home merchandise
•European-style Flower Market
•Garden Speakers
•Art show by local and regional artists
•Children’s activities
•Floral Challenge sponsored by the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs
Speakers include Vickie Schufer, Marie Mims Butler, Rhonda Graves, Betty Ann Galaway, Vickie Greene, Charles Lastinger, Lisa Lipsey, Jason Williams and Dan Nortman.
For more information: www.vafgs.org/index.php
January 22
Alexandria
Discover the Secret of Trees
Green Spring Gardens
1:30-3 p.m.
$10
Have you really seen a tree? Do you know the secrets of that old familiar oak? In this lecture author Nancy Hugo teaches us a whole new way of observing a tree and invites us to deepen our relationships with these earthly treasures. Book signing.
$10
Register online at www.greenspring.org under educational programs or call Green Spring Gardens at 703-642-5173.
January 25
Alexandria
Book Discussion Group
Green Spring Gardens
12:30-2 p.m.
Expand your gardening knowledge in a social setting. Join us at Green Spring for an interesting book discussion. Bring a bag lunch. Light refreshments served. Call Green Spring Gardens for this month’s book selection. Books will be available for sale at Green Spring Gardens.
$5/person
Register online at www.greenspring.org under educational programs or call Green Spring Gardens at 703-642-5173.
January 27
Alexandria
Basic Gardening: Less Lawn is More
Green Spring Gardens
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Tired of spending money on fertilizer, pesticides and water to maintain that lush expanse of turf grass? Want to spice up your landscape while decreasing maintenance? Master Gardeners present basic principles of decreasing turf area and discuss plant selection for interest, location and season.
$10
Register online at www.greenspring.org under educational programs or call Green Spring Gardens at 703-642-5173.
January 28
Richmond
Planning and Designing a Cutting Garden
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
9-11 a.m.
With many people concerned about the carbon footprint of commercially produced flowers or simply trying to save money, there is growing interest in cutting gardens. Virginia Certified Horticulturist and garden designer Candy Lindenzweig discusses how to plan and design a cutting garden that is attractive, colorful, fragrant – and useful!
$31 / $20 member
804-262-9887
www.lewisginter.org
February 4, 11, 18, 25
Richmond
Basic Home Landscape Design
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
4 Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Develop the knowledge and skills needed to construct a customized home landscape. Participants conduct a site analysis and create a base map, site plan, conceptual plan and planting plan. Exercises in design reinforce landscaping principles and make students aware of common pitfalls. The focus of this class is design; in-depth plant information will not be discussed. Some materials are provided, and a list of additional materials will be sent after registration. Instructor: Candy Lindenzweig.
2 optional Sunday studios, February 12, 19, 1-4 p.m.
6 sessions / 20 hours
$254 / $210 member
804-262-9887
www.lewisginter.org
Feb. 24-26
Richmond
Jewels of the Jungle – Orchid Society Show
Strange’s Florist and Greenhouse
Friday 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday will be a preview night with complimentary refreshments, music, a first look at the award-winning orchids and a cover charge of $5. There will be orchid judging, raffles, exotic orchids, handmade pottery, orchid art, etc. There will be all-day classes on Saturday and Sunday about orchid care, plus vendors selling orchids, orchid art and more.
State-by-State Gardening assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of listed events. It is recommended that you verify the date, time and location of any event you plan to attend.
