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Gardening Info

Shenandoah Valley Information

Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted Lanternfly
  • Learn your plant hardiness zone. (Most of us are 6b. Higher elevations may be 6a.)
  • Learn your average last (spring) and first (fall) killing frost dates. (Most of us are the Mountain area on this map. Some of us are in the Piedmont.)

Invasive Alerts

  • Spotted Lanternfly – a destructive nonnative invasive insect.

Spotted Lanternfly Information

Spotted Lanternfly
Photo: VCE-Frederick

Save the Date!

Click on the events below for more info:

  • EMG Class of 2025 Mandatory Interview/Information Session at Samuels Public Library, January 14, 5:45-8 p.m.
  • EMG Seed Exchange, January 18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Indoor Plant Clinic at Bowman Library, February 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • GardenFest, June 7, 8 a.m.

Upcoming Children’s Programs

Click on the events below for more info:

  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, RESCHEDULED to January 16, 5-6 p.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, February 13, 5-6 p.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, March 13, 5-6 p.m.
  • Starting Plants from Seeds, Children’s Garden at Strasburg Community Garden, April 19, 10-11 a.m.
  • Starting Plants from Seeds, Seven Bends State Park, April 26, 10-11 a.m.
  • Preparing Soil/Pollinators, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, May 17, 10-11 a.m.
  • Preparing Soil/Pollinators, Seven Bends State Park, May 31, 10-11 a.m.
  • Companion Planting, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, June 21, 10-11 a.m.
  • Companion Planting, Seven Bends State Park, June 28, 10-11 a.m.
  • Composting and Vermicomposting, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, July 19, 10-11 a.m.
  • Composting and Vermicomposting, Seven Bends State Park, July 26, 10-11 a.m.
  • Insects in the Garden, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, August 16, 10-11 a.m.
  • Insects in the Garden, Seven Bends State Park, August 23, 10-11 a.m.
  • Saving Seeds, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, September 20, 10-11 a.m.
  • Saving Seeds, Seven Bends State Park, September 27, 10-11 a.m.
  • Preparing the Garden for Winter, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, October 18, 10-11 a.m.
  • Preparing the Garden for Winter, Seven Bends State Park, October 25, 10-11 a.m.

 

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