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The Right Cut

In this workshop, we’ll discuss the basics of pruning trees and shrubs and will demonstrate the proper use of pruning tools. Instructors: James City County/Williamsburg Master Gardeners. Contact: Contact Barb Landa 757-259-2079, barb@landa.org  FP Interpretive Center...

Free

Name Your Poison

Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5535 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United States

Freedom Park Interpretive Center.  Learn about 13 very toxic plants, both natives and ornamentals.  Some are commonly planted in gardens, some are deer resistant, and a few should never be in the home garden. ...

Free

Orgy Gardens

James City County Recreation Center 5301 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

We’ll learn to create gardens of continuous blooms over four seasons. Presenter: Brent Heath, owner of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in Gloucester will show us how to mix bulbs in layers (or not)! Contact...

Reblooming Iris–rescheduled for March 27th

James City County Recreation Center 5301 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

Event rescheduled for March 27th Reblooming Bearded Irises bloom in spring and fall. They are the gardening world's best kept secret. Learn more about proper culture and the best varieties to plant from the...

All About Herbs

April 19:   ALL ABOUT HERBS.  Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended.  Jacqui Winther, member of the Colonial Triangle Unit of the Herb Society...

Bluebirds in Our Gardens

May 17: BLUEBIRDS IN OUR GARDENS.  Freedom Park Interpretive Center  10:00 am. Open to the public. $5 donation per guest is recommended. Join Nancy Barnhart and Nancy Gore and the Freedom Park bluebird trail team,...

Eating Locally

June 21:   EATING LOCALLY.  Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended.  Executive Chef Johnny McMillan uses locally grown foods in his recipes.   In this...

Zoo in a Suitcase

July 12:  ZOO IN A SUITCASE.  Location: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested.  Description: Want an up close and personal look at a menagerie of bugs, worms...

Free Black Dirt!

July 19:  FREE BLACK DIRT!  Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended. Art Gustafson knows all about composting – with PowerPoint slides and demonstrations,...

Go Natives!

August 16:  GO NATIVES!  Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended.   A Certified Member of the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers, Denise Greene has...

Macro Photography

James City County Recreation Center 5301 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, VA, United States

September 11, MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY.  7 pm, James City County Recreation Center, 5301 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, Va.  Felice Bond, Historic Rivers Chapter Master Naturalist and expert photographer will show how to achieve “up close and...

No Bees, Fewer Fun Foods

September 20:   NO BEES, FEWER FUN FOODS!  Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended.   A member of the Colonial Beekeepers  Association, Pam Burton has...

How and Why Rain Gardens

October 18:  HOW AND WHY RAIN GARDENS.  Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended.    Master Gardener Carol Fryer has designed rain gardens for James...

Light and Native Plants

November 15:  LIGHT AND NATIVE PLANTS.  Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation for each guest is recommended.   All plants need light, but how much shade they can tolerate, and how much...

CAST-IRON PLANTS FOR WILLIAMSBURG GARDENS

February 21: CAST-IRON PLANTS FOR WILLIAMSBURG GARDENS. Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 am, open to the public, $5 donation is recommended. Gordon Chappell, FASLA, Williamsburg Landscape Architect. Gordon is a resident of Williamsburg and...