Richard Nunnally Public Programs

Contact Person: Liz Dunn
The Heart of Virginia Master Gardeners provide gardening programs free and open to the general public.  On several occasions, Richard Nunnally, host of Virginia Home Grown, seen locally on Channel 23, and weekly gardening columnist for the Richmond Times- Dispatch, was our featured speaker.  His topics were “The Ten Questions I Get Asked the Most and the Five I Wish More People Would Ask” and “Best Garden Plants for Virginia”.  Our goal is to continue to provide high caliber gardening speakers for future public programs.

Photo: Provided by Virginia Home Grown

Avenues and Alleys Tour - 2004

Contact Person: Allison Martin
Description: Opportunity for friends neighbors and the public to visit the backyards of 10 well known gardeners in Farmville.

Click here for more information about the tour.

Photo: Curious cat in someone' backyard.

Buckingham Garden Tour 2007
In collaboration with the Buckingham Chambr of Commerce and Buckingham/Dillwyn Garden Club

Contact Persons: Jackie Paterson and Elfriede Wolford
This project was developed with the mission of educating and making County residents aware of the many rewarding aspects and diverse styles of gardening and landscaping. Various venues showed the different styles of gardens adaptable to a variety of settings.

Photo: Provided by Elfriede Wolford

Fore Rain-Garden Planting

Contact Person: Dianne Fore
Description: Plant a new bio retention system to capture and control storm water runoff. For story about the project, please click here.
(Sustainable Landscape Management)

Photo: Completed project in the Fore's garden.

Southside SPCA

Contact Person: Carolyn Wells, Master Gardener Emeritus
Master Gardeners designed the landscape plan, incorporating plants donated by local vendors, and we continue the development and maintenance of this project.

Photo: by Carolyn Wells

Oakwood United Methodist Church Project

Contact Person: Maria Baber
Master Gardener members conducted informational training sessions for church members on care and maintenance of the church landscape

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Worsham Clerk’s Office

Contact Person: Tom O’Grady
This landscaping project was completed as a public service. Master Gardeners planted about 75 azalea, rhodendron, loriope, Japanese holly, acuba, and about 30 Indian summer rudbeckia and finished with several truckloads of mulch.

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Fairport Church Flowers and Lawn

Contact Person: Alice Metts
Volunteers have taken steps to improve the quality of the landscape and lawn and to help prevent runoff into the Chesapeake Bay. HOVMG members provide expertise and educational opportunities for the participants in maintaining the 2-acre lawn and gardens.

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