Ray Mims, USBG Conservation and Sustainability Horticulturist
Working with, being in, and seeing plants and nature can be beneficial in numerous ways. Join Ray for this overview tour of the USBG’s summer exhibit, Flourish: Inside and Out. Spend some time on the terrace discussing sensory plants and programs around the country that use plants in programs and curricula. Walk through the East Gallery and learn about plants for the indoors and adaptable tools, all of which should excite you to embrace nature and inspire you to flourish both inside and out! – See more at: https://www.usbg.gov/events/2016/05/21/tour-flourish-overview#sthash.Fxbpss9m.dpuf
Tag Archives: gardening
Grow It Eat It Open House
- Tomato Tasting! Come taste many types of tomatoes, bring your garden’s tomatoes, and tomato seeds
- Attend classes/talks/workshops
- Programs for children*
- Experts will answer edible gardening questions
- View our garden and attend the demonstrations in the garden
- Plant and Garden Supply Sale!
Flourish: An Overview
Anna Mische John, USBG Gardener
Working with, being in, and seeing plants and nature can be beneficial in numerous ways. Join Anna for this overview tour of the USBG’s summer exhibit, Flourish: Inside and Out. Spend some time on the terrace discussing sensory plants and programs around the country that use plants in programs and curricula. Walk through the East Gallery and learn about plants for the indoors and adaptable tools, all of which should excite you to embrace nature and inspire you to flourish both inside and out! – See more at: https://www.usbg.gov/events/2016/05/20/tour-flourish-overview#sthash.lQMqQhHI.dpuf
Integrated Pest Management- Going Back to Our Roots
Growing organically is trying to grow in harmony with nature, without using synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or other synthetic products. We will learn that an important ‘rule’ in organic gardening is feed the soil, not the plant. To feed the soil, we organic gardeners must return the resources our gardens consume by adding organic matter such as compost and or cover crops. We also allow for a certain level of pest damage to our plants and we will learn which bugs are beneficial, which are destructive, when they are likely to arrive and what we can do about them.
Flourish: An Overview
Ray Mims, USBG Conservation and Sustainability Horticulturist
Working with, being in, and seeing plants and nature can be beneficial in numerous ways. Join Ray for this overview tour of the USBG’s summer exhibit, Flourish: Inside and Out. Spend some time on the terrace discussing sensory plants and programs around the country that use plants in programs and curricula. Walk through the East Gallery and learn about plants for the indoors and adaptable tools, all of which should excite you to embrace nature and inspire you to flourish both inside and out! – See more at: https://www.usbg.gov/events/2016/05/18/tour-flourish-overview#sthash.YrSqSC9a.dpuf
Seed Saving
Registration required: http://offices.ext.vt.edu/arlington/programs/anr/offerings/registration/VCE_Arlington_ANR_Program_Registration.html
Horticulture Therapy: The Slower We Go, The Faster We Get There
Lana Dreyfuss, LCADC, SEP, HTR, former president AHTA, current treasurer AHTA
What is horticultural therapy and how can it be beneficial to special populations? In this presentation we will explore horticultural therapy and how it can serve as an activity-based intervention utilizing the natural world, mindfulness, and our parasympathetic nervous systems! Please note: This is an experiential presentation that includes a hands-on activity. – See more at: https://www.usbg.gov/events/2016/02/22/workshop-horticultural-therapy-slower-we-go-faster-we-get-there#sthash.IyYVWYwW.dpuf
