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In Memoriam

In memory of those NSVMGA members we have lost…


Mary Craig (Class of 2005; 5/10/2019)

Georgeanna DuBois (Class of 2006; 3/13/2021)

Mary Flagg (Class of 2005; 7/13/2019)

Bud Gregory (Class of 1996; 12/11/2009)

Fran Gregory (Class of 1996; 06/30/2023)

Ron Guss (Class of 1996; 02/22/2015)

George Hadler (Class of 2001; 07/05/2012)

Larry Haun (Class of 2005; 07/20/2017)

Erol Himelright (Class of 2002; 10/08/2005)

Susie Howard (Class of 2000; 02/04/2009)

Rich Howell (Class of 2012; 7/27/2023)

James Jones (Class of 2012; 1/23/2025)

Lou Powell (Class of 2009; 04/16/2010)

Mary Price (Transfer 1993; 05/09/2009)

Virginia “Ginny” Smith (Class of 2013; 12/07/2024)

Howard Slothower (Class of 1996; 08/21/2005)

Russell “Russ” J. Watkins (Class of 2015, 05/21/2022)

 

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Save the Date!

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  • GardenFest, June 7, 8 a.m.

Community Talks

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  • Growing Culinary Herbs, Massanutten Country Corner, May 24, 11 am to Noon 
  • Designing Container Gardens, Massanutten Country Corner, June 14, 11 am to Noon 
  • Composting, Massanutten Country Corner, June 28, 11 am to Noon
  • Garden Harvesting, Massanutten Country Corner, July 12, 11 am to Noon
  • Perennial vs. Annual, Massanutten Country Corner, July 26, 11 am to Noon
  • Seed Starting for Fall Crops, Massanutten Country Corner, August 9, 11 am to Noon
  • Native Bees, Massanutten Country Corner, August 23, 11 am to Noon
  • Landscape Design with Native Plants, Massanutten Country Corner, September 13, 11 am to Noon
  • Seed Saving, Massanutten Country Corner, September 27, 11 am to Noon
  • Keystone Species & Pollinators, Massanutten Country Corner, October 11, 11 am to Noon
  • Putting the Garden to Bed, Massanutten Country Corner, October 25, 11 am to Noon

Upcoming Children’s Workshops

Parents and guardians must remain with children during the workshops. Click on the events below for more info:

  • Preparing Soil/Pollinators, Seven Bends State Park, May 31, 10-11 a.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, June 12, 5-6 p.m.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden (Making “Plant People,” June 17, 8-10 a.m.
  • Pollination and Pollinators, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, June 21, 10-11 a.m.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at Seven Bends State Park (Making “Plant People,” June 24, 8-10 a.m.
  • Companion Planting, Seven Bends State Park, June 28, 10-11 a.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, July 10, 5-6 p.m.
  • Samuels Nature Explorers, July 11, 3 p.m. and 4 p.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.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, August 14, 5-6 p.m.
  • Insects in the Garden, Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden, August 16, 10-11 a.m.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at Seven Bends State Park (Leaf and Flower Prints), Aug 19, 8-10 a.m.
  • Insects in the Garden, Seven Bends State Park, August 23, 10-11 a.m.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden (Leaf and Flower Prints), Aug 26, 8-10 a.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, September 11, 5-6 p.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.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden (Gourd Bird Feeders), October 7, 9-11 a.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, October 9, 5-6 p.m.
  • Mini Workshop at the Children’s Garden at the Strasburg Community Garden (Gourd Bird Feeders), October 14, 9-11 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.
  • Samuels Nature Explorers, November 7, 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, November 13, 5-6 p.m.
  • Nature Surprises for Kids at Bowman Library, December 11, 5-6 p.m.

 

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  • No activities at community events are currently scheduled. Please check back for updates throughout the year.

 

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