Look out, Washington, D.C. The Master Gardeners are getting organized and are coming soon to a plot of ground near you. We’ve already invaded cyberspace – as of 2 days ago – and there’s no stopping us now. (Update: DC Master Gardeners have become DC Urban Gardeners. Visit the site or the news blog for all the dope.)
I started the blog to help create a Master Gardener program in D.C., and used my own Typepad account to do it? Next up on the blog are photos and interviews of Master Gardeners at work. Like the elementary school garden I’ll be visiting this week to chat with and photograph 15 kids with their little watering cans – Omigod, how cute is that!? Well, stay tuned and see.
And Readers, once again I ask for your help. I’m looking for ideas from Master Gardeners everywhere about your local program. How does it work? What kinds of events do you have? Who are you – god, I hate this term, but it works here – liaising with? And, of course, I want your link! Thanks in advance from me and all the passionate gardening activists here in D.C.
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Very cool, Susan!
Hello: I’m a mg in Stafford County, VA. We are a smaller group from Stafford, Spotsylvannia, King George and Caroline Counties plus the City of Fredericksburg.
We have numerous volunteer activities going on at any time, but I think maybe what you might be interested in is a program called First Saturdays in the Garden. It is free and is held…on the first Sat. of the month. The one for July will be at the site I volunteer at (Mary Washington’s House…see my March 13th post on my blog…sorry, I am very computer challenged and new to blogging!).
“Up-Coming First Saturday in the Garden Programs
(All programs start at 9:30am-rain or shine).
July 1-The Gardeners Year-Mary Washington House
August 5-Wildlife meadows and Gardens-Gari Melchers Home and Studio-Belmont
September 2-Chatham, Historic Gardens Revealed-Chatham Manor
October 7-12th Annual “In a Virginia Garden” Plant Exchange and Tree Care Clinic-University of Mary Washington
November 4-Low Maintenance Gardens and Gardening Books-Central Rappahannock Library Headquarters Branch
(Keynote speaker: Bonnie Appleton, author of “The Book of Lists”)” **(copied from a mg email)
I hope this is of some help!
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