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SUMMARY:Green Spring Gardens: Spring Garden Day – MGNV Plant Sale!
DESCRIPTION:Here’s your chance to meet with VCE Arlington/Alexandria Extension Master Gardeners to choose the perfect plants for your garden!  If you are planning to start or add to a native plant collection\, they will help with plant selection\, planting advice\, and answer all your questions.  In addition\, there will be artists\, food vendors\, and bake sales. This event is hosted by Friends of Green Spring Gardens (FROGS).  Free. Questions? Telephone FROGS at 703-642-5173 or email info@friendsofgreenspring.org
URL:https://mgnv.mai-cloud.net/event/green-spring-gardens-mgnv-plant-sale-2026/
LOCATION:Green Spring Gardens\, 4603 Green Spring Rd\, Alexandria\, Virginia\, 22312
CATEGORIES:Plant Sale
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SUMMARY:Small Space Garden Activity for Young People — See
DESCRIPTION:Read a story with Extension Master Gardeners and experience one of the senses of the garden: See\, Feel\, Smell\, Taste\, and Hear as the garden wakes up for spring!  \n\n\n\nStarting with Seeing\, we’ll read Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman with pictures by Beth Krommes (HarperCollins Publishers\, 2011) and children will plant sunflower seeds.  \n\n\n\n\n\nllustrated by Beth Krommes. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\, 2011 Used by permission from Joyce Sidman.
URL:https://mgnv.mai-cloud.net/event/small-space-garden-see/
LOCATION:Small Space Garden\, Fairlington Community Center 3308 S. Stafford St.\, Arlington\, Virginia\, 22206
CATEGORIES:Small Space Garden
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SUMMARY:Information Night for Fall 2026 Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in becoming an Extension Master Gardener (EMG) volunteer in Arlington and the City of Alexandria? Here is an opportunity to learn more about our volunteer training program requirements\, meet and talk with current EMGs\, and begin the decision-making process about whether this program is for you. We will cover details on this year’s in-person training class format\, internship\, and how to apply. \n\n\n\nRegistration Procedure: \n\n\n\nRegistration is directly via Zoom; you will receive the confirmation with the Zoom link right away. \n\n\n\nRegister: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/lsC9iVhtQtWCk46uNS7m3A#/registration \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nEMG Linda Carney offering guidance on shady plants.Photo © 2019 Rachel Vecchio\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter you register\,  \n\n\n\n\nYou will receive an immediate email Zoom confirmation with the link to the class and some registration questions.PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION – make sure to check your SPAM folder.\n\n\n\nYou will receive a reminder confirmation with resource materials the day before the class. \n\n\n\nPlease add events@mgnv.org and webmaster@mgnv.org to your address book\, so that emails from MGNV do not go into your spam or junk folder.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration stays open until the end of the meeting. \n\n\n\nIf you are a person with a disability and desire assistance or accommodation\, please notify Sarah Calhoun\, Unit Administrator at (703) 228 6400 during business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.  *TDD number is (800) 828-1120. \n\n\n\nIf you enjoy our free Public Education offerings\, please consider making a donation to MGNV to support our quality educational classes.\n\n\n\nCan’t join us for a live online presentation? Video recordings of the sessions are posted to the Master Gardener Virtual Classroom.
URL:https://mgnv.mai-cloud.net/event/information-night-for-fall-2026/
LOCATION:ONLINE ZOOM PRESENTATION
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T100000
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SUMMARY:Partnering with Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:Registration Procedure: \n\n\n\nRegistration is directly via Zoom; you will receive the confirmation with the Zoom link right away. \n\n\n\nRegister: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/-lgTITCLT6-ipN_-PBRNZg \n\n\n\nClass Description \n\n\n\nIn anticipation of International Pollinator Week in mid-June\, join Extension Master Gardener Elaine Mills to discuss the small animals that perform such an important role in our home landscapes. Learn about the characteristics of our pollinators and the plants native to the Mid-Atlantic region that will attract them and fill their needs\, whether your garden space is large or limited to a patio or balcony. Special attention will be given to keystone plants\, soft landings plantings beneath trees\, and the needs of pollen specialist bees \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		Species coneflower provide nectar and pollen Photo © Elaine Mills\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter you register\,  \n\n\n\n\nYou will receive an immediate email Zoom confirmation with the link to the class and some registration questions.PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION – make sure to check your SPAM folder.\n\n\n\nYou will receive a reminder confirmation with resource materials the day before the class. \n\n\n\nPlease add events@mgnv.org and webmaster@mgnv.org to your address book\, so that emails from MGNV do not go into your spam or junk folder.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration stays open until the end of the meeting. \n\n\n\nIf you are a person with a disability and desire assistance or accommodation\, please notify Sarah Calhoun\, Unit Administrator at (703) 228 6400 during business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.  *TDD number is (800) 828-1120. \n\n\n\nIf you enjoy our free Public Education offerings\, please consider making a donation to MGNV to support our quality educational classes.\n\n\n\nCan’t join us for a live online presentation? Video recordings of the sessions are posted to the Master Gardener Virtual Classroom.
URL:https://mgnv.mai-cloud.net/event/partnering-with-pollinators/
LOCATION:ONLINE ZOOM PRESENTATION
CATEGORIES:Beneficial Insects,Best Management Practices
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SUMMARY:Yorktown Civic Association Neighborhood Day
DESCRIPTION:Extension Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions and share resources at an informational table at the Yorktown Civic Association Neighborhood Day on Sunday\, June 7 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. (weather permitting). The event will take place at N. Greenbrier St. & 25th Road N.\, which is located behind the Lee-Harrison Shopping Center.
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LOCATION:Virginia
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:🍅 Four Mile Run Farmers’ Market Plant Clinic
DESCRIPTION:The Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners will be at 4 Mile Run Market to answer your garden-related questions\, teach about the value of soil testing\, and share seeds and gardening resources with you. EMGs will be available from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
URL:https://mgnv.mai-cloud.net/event/%f0%9f%8d%85-four-mile-run-farmers-market-plant-clinic/
LOCATION:Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market\, 4109 Mount Vernon Ave\, Alexandria\, Virginia\, 22305
CATEGORIES:Plant Clinics
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SUMMARY:Small Space Garden Activity for Young People — Taste
DESCRIPTION:Read a story with Extension Master Gardeners and experience one of the senses of the garden: See\, Feel\, Smell\, Taste\, and Hear as the garden wakes up for spring!  \n\n\n\nJoin Extension Master Gardeners for a sensory activity related to plants for kids aged 4-8.  In June we are featuring taste\, with a book reading about strawberries and hopefully a taste of the delicious native strawberries in our garden.
URL:https://mgnv.mai-cloud.net/event/small-space-garden-kids-program-taste/
LOCATION:Small Space Garden\, Fairlington Community Center 3308 S. Stafford St.\, Arlington\, Virginia\, 22206
CATEGORIES:Small Space Garden
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SUMMARY:Replacing Invasive Plants with Natives
DESCRIPTION:Registration Procedure: \n\n\n\nRegistration is directly via Zoom; you will receive the confirmation with the Zoom link right away. \n\n\n\nRegister: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/Yl2KnptESJqQn3nHz0sbxQ \n\n\n\nClass Description \n\n\n\nThis talk explains why the destruction of native plant habitats is contributing to a significant and ongoing decline in bird and insect populations. By removing invasive\, non-native species and planting a greater diversity of native plants in your own backyard\, you can make a difference. Extension Master Gardener Julie Acker shows you how to identify many non-native invasive plants and suggest alternatives that look and “behave” similarly.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nRemoving English IvyPhoto © R.Olsen ARMN\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter you register\,  \n\n\n\n\nYou will receive an immediate email Zoom confirmation with the link to the class and some registration questions.PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION – make sure to check your SPAM folder.\n\n\n\nYou will receive a reminder confirmation with resource materials the day before the class. \n\n\n\nPlease add events@mgnv.org and webmaster@mgnv.org to your address book\, so that emails from MGNV do not go into your spam or junk folder.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration stays open until the end of the meeting. \n\n\n\nIf you are a person with a disability and desire assistance or accommodation\, please notify Sarah Calhoun\, Unit Administrator at (703) 228 6400 during business hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.  *TDD number is (800) 828-1120. \n\n\n\nIf you enjoy our free Public Education offerings\, please consider making a donation to MGNV to support our quality educational classes.\n\n\n\nCan’t join us for a live online presentation? Video recordings of the sessions are posted to the Master Gardener Virtual Classroom.
URL:https://mgnv.mai-cloud.net/event/replacing-invasive-plants-with-natives/
LOCATION:ONLINE ZOOM PRESENTATION
CATEGORIES:Beneficial Insects,Best Management Practices
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