Plants with a Purpose 2023 – Honor Box Plant Sale
Plants with a Purpose 2023 Honor Box Plant Sale Every day from April 22 through May 26 – 7 am until Sunset The 2023 Honor Box Plant Sale opens Saturday, April 22nd and runs...
Tagged: gardening
Your Brain on Gardening: From Flowers to Health and More
Ever wonder WHY you love gardening so much? Lorraine Lander, Ph.D. will explain what’s really happening to your body and brain when you spend time spent outdoors. Lorraine is an avid gardener and life-long...
Flowering Bulbs Beyond Spring
After daffodils end, there are many beautiful flowering bulbs that add color and interest to your garden beyond spring. VCE Master Gardener Mitzi Balma will tell us about bulbs that bloom in late spring,...
Planting Design for Gardeners
Learn how to choose and combine plants based on shape, form, color, and texture to design your garden from acclaimed landscape architect Gordon Chappell, FASLA *, who was the garden director and landscape architect...
Jump Start Your Spring Vegetable Garden
Veggies fresh from your own garden will taste far better than what you can buy at the grocery store. Learn how to start and establish a great vegetable garden starting with soil preparation and...
Flowering Bulbs for Late Winter and Spring Color
WE REGRET THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CANCELED. The first brave blooms of late winter make everyone happy! Daffodils are the best-known blooming bulbs, but there are many other early blooming bulbs that grow...
Take the Mystery Out of Growing a Beautiful Lawn and Alternatives to Turf
Learn the sequence of care to build a lawn that’s both attractive and healthy. VCE Master Gardener Dave Kleppinger explains how to find proper lawn care products, and how to use them correctly to...
Nature’s Notebook: Science of the Seasons
Phenology is the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life. It is one of the simplest ways to track the impact of climate change...
The Sound of Cicadas
Cicadas are an icon in the insect world and are found in exotic rain forests, your own backyard and places in between. Join us via Zoom to learn about the Love-Life-Death cycle of these...