Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar

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The Northern Neck Master Gardener’s 31st annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar (GNN) 2025 returns to White Stone Church of the Nazarene on March 29, 2025!

Come for the camaraderie with fellow gardeners, come for the legendary homemade goodies at the hospitality table, come for the information from fantastic speakers, and lastly, the Marketplace with stunning yard art selected just for the event!

This year’s theme, “Gardeners: Caretakers of the Environment” will entice with information on fabulous plants that make a huge impact and emphasize the importance of creating a garden that encourages biodiversity.

The three renowned speakers are: Dan Benarcik, of Chanticleer Garden, who will share with us the 25 plants that he could not garden without; Alyssa Morel-Ford will teach us how to welcome fireflies and other wonderful guests to our gardens; and Peggy Singlemann, host of the television series Virginia Home Grown, will present “Connecting the Garden to our Environment.”

Michelle Kramer, Northern Neck Master Gardener president, states she is excited by the outstanding speaker lineup and about the NNMGs taking part in the Marketplace by offering both plants and yard art for the first time.

The funds GNN raises will be given out to local students for 4-H and college scholarships. New this year is the Diane Kean scholarship in honor of a beloved Northern Neck Master Gardener who we lost in 2024.

The seminar fee is $50. Lunches will be available for an additional fee. Registration forms are available at www.nnmg.org.

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devises, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Trent Jones at 804-580-5694/TDD* during business hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event.  *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.

Founded in 1989, the Northern Neck Master Gardener Association is a not-for-profit organization. Its purpose is to promote and serve the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) Master Gardener Program in cooperation with the Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland, and Essex County Extension Offices in fulfilling the educational mission of VCE.

Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments. Its programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or any other basis protected by law

Northern Neck Master Gardeners – www.nnmg.org

Virginia Cooperative Extension –  https://northumberland.ext.vt.edu

Contact: Mary Beane, Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Coordinator – mbbeane@vt.edu] – (804) 580-5694