Events Calendar

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

   Green Spring Gardens

5 April, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Garden Talk – Design a Deer Resistant Garden (on-site)
18 April, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Garden Talk – Attracting Bees, Butterflies and Bugs (on-site)
19 April, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Garden Talk -Spring Plants for Small Gardens (on-site)

    Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD

9 April, 7:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Ecological Gardening: Supporting Native Habitats in the Home Landscape (online)
15 April, 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Living Field Lab: A Woodland Garden- Spring Ephemerals and Understory Plantings (off-site)
24 April, 2:00 p.m.- 3:15 p.m. Behind the Scenes Greenhous Tour (on-site)
24 April, 7:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Native Plant Solutions to Familiar Landscape Challenges (online)
30 April, 10:00 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. Behind the Scenes Greenhous Tour (on-site)
3 May, 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Piecing Together Nature’s Puzzle – The Interconnectedness of the Natural World (on-site)
8 May, 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. RainScape Your Yard: Session I: Evaluating Stormwater Solutions for Home Landscapes (online)
15 May, 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Succulent Container (on-site)
17 May, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. RainScape Your Yard: Session II: Plants & Landscape Design for RainScape Gardens (on-site)
21 May, 7:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Creating Healthy Soils Through Regenerative Gardening Practices (online)

    Loudoun County Master Gardeners

3 April, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Managing Pests While Protecting Pollinators (online)

    Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, Arlington VA

11 April, 10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Botanical Journaling (online)
25 April, 10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Preventing Tick-borne Disease (online)
26 April, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Organic Vegetable Garden Talks – Soil Preparation ( Potomac Overlook Regional Park)
3 May, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Organic Vegetable Garden Talks – Square Foot Gardening ( Potomac Overlook Regional Park)
17 May, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Organic Vegetable Garden Talks – Planting Spring Crops ( Potomac Overlook Regional Park)

    Fairfax County Park Authority Trips and Tours

28 April, 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Getaway: Ladew Topiary Gardens
7 May, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Getaway: Hillwood Estates
20 May, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Getaway: Morris Arboretum and Gardens
5 June, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Getaway: Glen Burnie Gardens

    US Botanic Garden , Washington, DC

12 April, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Grow Your Gut Garden (Fermented Veg) (on-site)
17 April, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Look and Learn: Repotting Orchids (on-site)
19 April, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Aerobic Community Composting (online)
24 April, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Expert Is In: Orchids (on-site)
24 April, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Breaking Down the Basics of Composting (on-site)
24 April, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Creating a Sustainable Landscape Anywhere with Landscape for Life (online)
1 May, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Fruit Cocktail Trees: Fruit Tree Grafting (online)
15 May, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interactive Orchid Q and A (online)

     American Horticultural Society

10 April, 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Gardening Year-Round (online)
17 April, 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. How Can I Help? Saving Nature with Your Yard (online)
24 April, 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Native Plant Groundcovers (online)
1 May, 1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. Container Gardening (online)
8 May, 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Native Plant Pollination (online)

    Merrifield Garden Center

15 April, 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. Spring Container Gardens (online)
29 April, 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. Groundcovers (online)

    Miscellaneous Gardening Programs

7 April, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Intro to Carnivorous Plants (online: Va Beach Master Gardeners)
16 April, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Restoration after Invasive Plant Removal (online: Blue Ridge Prism)
26 April, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Earth Day Fairfax (Sully Historic Site)
3 May, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Gardening for Migratory Birds (on-site: Herndon Library)
26 June, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. The Flight Garden at the National Air and Space Museum (online: Smithsonian – Let’s Talk Gardens)