How to Conduct a Soil Test
Finding out what soil types are around your home is easy to do. The best time to submit soil samples for testing is in the fall, before the big spring rush. You’ll want to have the following tools on hand: … Continued
Simplifying Native Planting
Getting native plants into the ground shouldn’t be hard. Sustainable Landscapes VA, a non-profit based in Virginia’s Northern Neck, makes it easy. We only source straight species, no cultivars, and native to the place they are being planted. Our plants … Continued
Riparian Buffers Presentation
The Northern Neck Master Gardener’s Shoreline Evaluation Program (SEP) will offer a presentation on riparian buffers on Friday, June 28 at 2:00 p.m. at St Mary’s Church, 203 Dennison St., Colonial Beach. A riparian buffer may be the most valuable … Continued
Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar
Gardening in the Northern Neck: April 13 2024 The Northern Neck Master Gardeners (NNMG) Association will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the popular Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar (GNN) on April 13, 2024. The seminar will be held at Lancaster Elementary … Continued
National Invasive Species Awareness Week
The annual National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) is an international event held February 26 through March 3, 2024. It seeks to raise awareness about invasive species, the threat that they pose, and what can be done to prevent their … Continued
Why use living shorelines?
Do you have shoreline erosion? Can you protect it and still encourage aquatic nurseries and vegetation growth? Living Shoreline Treatments address erosion in lower energy situations by providing long-term protection, restoration or enhancement of vegetated shoreline habitats through strategic placement … Continued
The Greenhouse at the Northern Neck Technical Center
Open Monday – Friday 9am to 3pm. The Greenhouse will be closed April 19, 2023. Saturdays: April 28 & May 13, 2023 from 9am to 12p 13946 Historyland Hwy. Warsaw, VA 22572 804-333-4940
Save The Date: Heathsville Earth Day Festival, Sat., Apr. 15
Learn about nature, stewardship, green energy, climate change, and the future of transportation… The Northumberland Assn. for Progressive Stewardship (NAPS) will be hosting the 8th. Annual Earth Day Festival in “downtown” Heathsville on Saturday, April 15, 2023, from 9 a.m. … Continued
Virginia Home Grown Visits Richmond County
Learn about dealing with erosion and drainage problems while visiting Rappahannock High School in Warsaw, Virginia, featured in Episode 4 of Season 22 of PBS’s “Virginia Home Grown” series.
Learn Organic Gardening!
Here’s a great excuse to check out a cool little Marina in Kinsale! Join the Sailing club, rent Kayaks, canoes, and other water toys, enjoy refreshments, stay at an Air BnB for the night, book a sailing experience/microfarm tour, and … Continued