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Picture this: It’s July. The heirloom tomato plants you purchased at the Piedmont Master Gardeners’ annual plant sale have been… Read More »Wilts and root rots in the vegetable garden

As we enter the heart of the summer growing season, spring plants may already have finished, summer vegetables are in… Read More »The Edible Garden in July

Garden Basics: Making Hypertufa Containers–CLASS IS FULL Thursday, July 20 @ 2:00–4:00 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church 1118 Preston Avenue, Charlottesville Hypertufa… Read More »Upcoming Events

Japanese Stiltgrass and Japanese Honeysuckle Learn more about these invasives and how to treat them in this month’s Ornamental Tasks… Read More »Invasives Watch for July

You probably didn’t need a drought monitor or an announcement from the water authority to tell you that we’re in… Read More »Intense Heat and Drought

Spiders are among a garden’s best friends.  Spiders are superb predators and consume an immense number of insects.  A piece… Read More »Spiders in the Garden

PMG Speakers Bureau: Growing a Better Lawn Tuesday, June 4 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Our lawns offer aesthetic and… Read More »Upcoming Events

When spring arrives, gardeners participate in the annual ritual of mulching their gardens. Used correctly, mulch benefits the garden by… Read More »Mulch for the Home Landscape

June garden tasks include harvesting spring crops and continued planting of warm weather crops. Weed and pest management become important,… Read More »The Edible Garden in June

Timing is critical to keeping your ornamental garden looking interesting, particularly during the hot summer months.  The garden is in… Read More »The Ornamental Garden in June