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We support VCE programs in Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties. Come join us!


Click to learn more about Programs in Clarke County, which include:

  • Blandy Garden Fair Information Booth
  • Chet Hobert Park Xeriscape Garden
  • Clarke County Fair
  • Clarke County Farmers Market
  • Seed Exchange at Blandy
  • Greenline Help Desk
  • Home Consultations

Click to learn more about Programs in Frederick County, which include:

  • Belle Grove Plantation Teaching Garden
  • FallFest
  • FFA High School Student Outreach
  • Fremont Street Nursery Garden
  • Gardening in the Valley Symposium
  • Gardening for Adults at Northern Regional Adult Detention Center
  • GardenFest
  • Indoor Plant Clinic
  • Junior Master Gardener Home School Program
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library
  • San Damiano Spiritual Life Center Courtyard
  • Southern States Farmers Market
  • Greenline Help Desk

Click to learn more about Programs in Page County, which include:

  • Birdsong Pleasure Garden Tours
  • Page County Fair
  • Plant Clinic at Massanutten Country Corner
  • Preservation & Education of Historic Chinquapin Oak
  • Greenline Help Desk
  • Home Consultations

Click to learn more about Programs in Shenandoah County, which include: 

  • Children’s Gardening Activities 
  • Edinburg Mill Biofiltration Garden
  • Farmers Markets
  • New Market Demo Rain Garden
  • Seven Bends State Park – Children’s Sensory Garden
  • Seven Bends State Park – Riparian Buffer
  • Shenandoah County Fair
  • Greenline Help Desk
  • Home Consultations

Click to learn more about Programs in Warren County, which include:

  • Belle Boyd Cottage Gardens 
  • Samuels Public Library
  • Greenline Help Desk

We also support projects that cut across county lines, including:

  • Gardening in the Valley Tour
  • Seed Lending Libraries 
  • Spotted Lanternfly Outreach
  • Webinars

Vegetables to Plant

Spotted Lanternfly Information

Spotted Lanternfly
Photo: VCE-Frederick

Save the Date!

  • Children’s Gardening Workshops in Shenandoah County – Saturdays, Now through October, 10-11 a.m. 
  • Nature Surprises for Kids: We Love Lavender – August 11, 5-6 p.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids: Squish and squash and harvest seeds – September 8, 5-6 p.m.
  • Belle Grove Barn Series: Floral and Vegetable Arrangement – September 15, 10:30-Noon, $25/person, registration required
  • FallFest – October 1
  • Belle Grove Barn Series: Autumn Harvest Wreath Making – October 12, 10:30-Noon, $20/person, registration required
  • Nature Surprises for Kids: We love scarecrows – October 13, 5-6 p.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids: Decorate with fruit – November 10, 5-6 p.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids: Conifers are cozy – December 8, 5-6 p.m.
  • Belle Grove Barn Series: Holiday Arrangement – December 15, 10:30-Noon, $25/person, registration required

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Garden Advice – True or False? Compost Tea Helps Plants and Soil by EMG JennFor the next few weeks on Fridays, we’re going to explore common garden advice and myths and whether they are supported by scientific research. Today’s topic: the murky world of compost tea. Many books and websites will tell you that you can steep compost in a bucket of water to make an elixir that will feed your plants and your soil. Sometimes the mixture is aerated by bubbling water through it; sometimes additional sugars like molasses are added. Is this a good idea?Compost itself is a great idea! It contains beneficial bacteria and fungi as well as nutrients. If you think your soil is deficient, adding compost will help. Compost not only provides these organisms, but its structure gives them water, nutrients, and air, so they flourish. But compost tea doesn’t have this structure, and BAD bacteria like E. coli can grow, especially if you add sugars like molasses! If your soil has poor structure, compost tea is not going to help it. Better to use straight compost! What about using compost tea as a foliar spray? Yes, to a limited extent, it can work, but if you have bad bacteria in your compost tea and spray it on fruits or vegetables, it can make you very sick!Want to read more? See extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2019-08-14-compost-tea-miracle-product-or-snake-oilPhoto by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Extension ... See MoreSee Less

Compost Tea- Miracle Product or Snake Oil?

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I love compost. If you have ever sat in one of my classes, you will know that 1) Soil tests can be so important, 2) Always read and follow your pesticides labels (and are those poisons really necessar...
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