Events Calendar

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

   Green Spring Gardens

16 February, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Winter Lecture: Rethinking the Invasive Plant Issue (on-site)
1 March, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Late Winter Garden Beauties and Their Care (on-site)
8 March, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Introduction to Shrub and Tree Pruning (on-site)
8 March, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Plant Swap (on-site)
15 March, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Special Garden Tour: Witch Hazels (on-site)
15 March, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Garden Talk – Winning Plants for Containers (on-site)
22 March, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Garden Talk – Spring Vegetable Gardening 101 (on-site)
28 March, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Garden Talk – Growing Tomatoes from Seed to Sauce (on-site)
29 March, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Managing Water in the Home Garden (on-site)

    Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD

14 Feb, 2025 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. GreenScapes Symposium (on-site)

    Loudoun County Master Gardeners

6 March, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Jumpstart Your Spring Vegetable Garden (online)
22 March 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Plant Nurture Grow Gardening Symposium (on-site)

    Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, Arlington VA

21 February 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Winter Pruning of Woody Plants (online)
22 February 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Hands On Pruning Practicum (Duncan Library, Alexandria)
28 February 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Native Spring Ephemerals (online)

    Fairfax County Park Authority Day Trips

3 March, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Philadelphia Flower Show
5 March, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Philadelphia Flower Show

   US Botanic Garden , Washington, DC

28 February, 12:00. – 1:00 p.m. Creative Seed Sowing Basics (online)
7 March, 12:00. – 12:30 p.m. Plant Science Conversation (online)
8 March, 10:00. – 1:30 p.m. USBG Plant Production Facility Open House (on-site)

   Merrifield Garden Center

15 February, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Principles of Pruning (on-site, Fair Oaks Store)
22 February, 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Orchid Extravaganza (on-site, Gainesville Store)
8 March, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Seed Starting Basics (on-site, Fair Oaks Store)

    Miscellaneous Gardening Programs

19 February, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Mt Cuba’s Resilient Tree Canopy (online: Mt Cuba)
22 February, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Rain Garden Workshop (online or on-site: Lubber Run Community Center)
6 March, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Conservation Landscape Practices in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed (online: Smithsonian Let’s Talk Gardens)
6, 13, 20, 27 March, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Seasons of Growth – Four Class Series (on-site: Cub Run Rec Center)
11 March, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Tree Basics Class: Select, Plant, and Care for Trees(online: Charlottesville Tree Stewards)
26 April 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Earth Day Fairfax (Sully Historic Site)