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Upcoming Gardening Classes & Events Around Hampton Roads

If you know of any garden-related events such as classes, talks, garden tours or plant sales, email us at usefulgardener@gmail.com and we will add them to the upcoming events list!

Special Community Events

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 Beekeeping Class for Beginners -  The Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia and the Wesleyan Beekeepers Association present a three day Short Course for Beginning Beekeepers.  The course will be held on three consecutive Saturday mornings, February 20, 27, and March 06, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virginia.  The course consists of lectures and hands-on demonstrations. Details are online at the Beekeepers Guild website.

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March Gardening Classes: From Edible to Incredible !

Free gardening classes sponsored by the Virginia Beach Public Library and UsefulGardens.com.
Join us for a fabulous series of free gardening lectures this March, Saturday Mornings 10:30 am at the
Pungo-Blackwater branch of the VB Public Library on Princess Anne Road (attached to the Creeds Elementary School).  Sign up for the series or a single class by calling the library at 385-7790.  Class list follows:

 March 13 - The Beautiful Edible Garden - Sybil Mays, UsefulGardens.com       The new kitchen “potagere” combine fruits, vegetables and herbs into beautiful, useful plantings that enhance any landscape. Learn how to plan and plant lovely edible gardens that provide gourmet groceries for your table. Whether you garden in a small bed or a full landscape, you can grow delicious food for yourself and your family.

March 20 Tap into the Spirit of Place for Successful Landscape Design – Jess Nelson, Painted Fern Landscape Architects      Consult the spirit inherent within your site to develop an informed and integrated design for your home landscape.  Learn to inventory, analyze, and balance existing elements to develop a practical and cohesive garden design that fits seamlessly into its surroundings.  It is possible to reduce maintenance, enhance beauty, and develop a truly unique outdoor experience through proper planning. Get to know your garden on a deeper level to unleash the capabilities of your space.

March 27 - Contain Your Gardening Enthusiasm - Marie Butler, Virginia Zoo Horticulture     Tired of the same old leggy geraniums in a clay pot?  It’s time to expand your horticultural horizons.  Container plantings can hang, sit or swim; feed birds, bees, butterflies, and body as well as soul; blend riotous or single colors; celebrate a season or combine to create a scene.  Welcome to the wide world of gardening… all in a flower pot.

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Season Long Gardening Classes at The Garden Box
- Want good information on starting and maintaining a small garden? Come out to the VB Farmers Market for a delightful series of classes being offered from February through May at the Garden Box, where they specialize in container gardening.  For information on class topics, dates and times, go to Garden Box Gardening Classes
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Urban Gardener Classes - Check the full calendar of fun and information gardening lectures offered at the Fred Heutte Horticultural Center, 1000 Botetourt Gardens in Norfolk VA.  Visit their calendar at http://www.fredheutte.org/ or call 441-2513.

Norfolk Botanical Garden Education Calendar - Gardening and Horticulture classes, fun offerings and outings for all ages. Keep tabs on the garden's seasonal calendar of events online at
http://www.norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/programs-events or call 441-5830 and ask for the Education Dept.

Know of an event we missed?  Send the info to usefulgardener@gmail.com!