Events Calendar

Contact these organizations directly to learn more about registration, payment, and directions for listed events.

   Green Spring Gardens

10 May, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Garden Talk: The Magic of Shade Gardening (on-site)
11 May, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Spring Garden Tour (on-site)
11 May, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. More Native Plants (on-site)
8 June, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Alternatives for Invasive Plants (on-site)
22 June, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Growing Low: Designing with Groundcover Plants (on-site)
20 July, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. More Native Plants (on-site)

    Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD

9 May, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Garden Basics and Beyond – Season II: Soils and Plants (online)
11 May, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Integrating Edible Perennials, Shrubs and Small Trees into Your Garden (online)
16 May, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Miniature Perennials (on-site)
16 May, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Garden Basics and Beyond – Season III: Maintain and Sustain (online)
8 June, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. Living Field Lab: RainScape Gardens for Sun, Pollinators, & Deer Resistance (on-site)

    Loudoun County Master Gardeners

2 May, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Managing Trees and Public Spaces for Wildlife (online)

    Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, Arlington VA

10 May, 10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Native Plant Species and Cultivars (online)
17 May, 10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Drink Your Garden: Herbs, Fruits and Flowers for the Glass (online)
31 May, 10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Tomato Diseases and Other Things that Ooze in the Garden (online)

    Fairfax County Park Authority Day Trips

23 May, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Getaway – Longwood Gardens

   US Botanic Garden , Washington, DC

7 May, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Expert Is In: Corpse Flower (on-site)
9 May, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Expert Is In: Orchid Care (on-site)
23 May, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Look and Learn: Repotting Orchids (on-site)

   US National Arboretum, Washington, DC

4 May – 2 Nov, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Bonsai Basics: Chrysanthemum Bonsai. 5 classes (on-site)
10 May – 12 May, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Bonsai Festival and Workshops (on-site)

   Merrifield Garden Center

11 May, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Soil Health and the Soil Food Web (on-site Gainesville store)
14 May, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pollinator Gardens (online)

    Miscellaneous Gardening Programs

9 May, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Cultivating Wakandan Resilience: Afrofuturism & Gardening (online, Smithsonian Gardens)
11 May, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Gardening with Pollinators (Thomas Jefferson Public Library)
11 May, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Interactive Mini Garden Fair (Patrick Henry Library)
22 May, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Designing for Nature (online, AHS)
26 May, 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Gardening with Pollinators (Pohick Library)
31 May, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Inspired Garden Design Lessons from Magnificent Gardens (online AHS)