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April 2016
Historic Garden Week in Culpeper
Tour four homes from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Complimentary refreshments at Greenville in the afternoon. $35 per ticket available at properties or at selected retailers in Culpeper and Orange until noon on April 22. See www.vagardenweek.org
Opening Day: Thru the Garden Gate Art Exhibit
Join us on Saturday, April 23 as we celebrate Historic Garden Week in Virginia with the opening day of our latest exhibit -Thru The Garden Gate.
Thru The Garden Gate is a multimedia exhibit that will feature around 25 artists from Clarke County and beyond. Paintings, sculptures, photographs, textiles and pottery reflecting a garden theme will be on display in Barns of Rose Hill Lower Gallery from April 23rd through May 28th. Stop by and welcome spring as you enjoy this beautiful exhibit. Artwork will be for sale if you are looking for a nice gift for Mothers’ Day, birthdays or early holiday shopping.
Opening Day Date & Time:
Saturday, April 23 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Admission is Free
The exhibit runs from April 23 through May 28, 2016
Note: Exhibits are free and open Tuesday-Saturday (Closed Mondays) from Noon to 3:00 PM as well as during concerts and by appointment.
Virginia House and Garden Tour at Belle Grove, Mosby Safe House and Home of Diarist Amanda Virginia Edmonds
Mosby Heritage Interpretive Group (GGIG) will be presenting 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. For admission information to the four Middleburg area gardens, including Belle Grove, on Sunday, April 24, visit Virginia Garden Week. Tickets can be purchased in the days of the tour at Buchanan Hall or the National Sporting Library and Museum.
http://mosbyheritagearea.org/calendar/2016/1/30/virginia-house-garden-tour-at-belle-grove-mosby-safe-house-and-home-of-diarist-amanda-virginia-edmondsMay 2016
Shenandoah National Park Wildflower Weekend
Take a day or two to appreciate the diversity of wildflowers growing here in the Blue Ridge. More than 1,300 species of plants thrive in Shenandoah National Park, a mountain island surrounded by farmland, towns, and expanding developed areas. The park is a haven for native woodland wildflowers. For more information about Shenadoah’s wildflowers click here.
Take time to observe. See how flowers rely on butterflies, bees, birds and other animals to pollinate them and spread their seeds. Watch the daily battles taking place over a plant’s resources.
Contemplate a wildflower and you might discover your own connections to the natural world.
Wildflower Weekend activities are free with your park admission. No pre-registration is necessary.
” If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.”
~ Audra Foveo
Culpeper Farmers Market
From 7:30 a.m. to noon. End of Davis Street in the Depot District. Features 30 vendors for your fresh products. Support Buy Fresh, Buy Local. Sponsored by Culpeper Renaissance, Inc. Phone 540-825-4416 or www.culpeperdowntown.com
Spring Open House
Our nursery is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday for drop in customers and visitors. We specialize in Japanese Maples, Ginkgoes and Dwarf conifers. We have them from very young to large and mature specimens.
japanesemaples.comJune 2016
Spring Open House
Our nursery is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday for drop in customers and visitors. We specialize in Japanese Maples, Ginkgoes and Dwarf conifers. We have them from very young to large and mature specimens.
japanesemaples.comWednesday Farmers’ Market in Culpeper
When Saturday just can’t come soon enough! Fresh meat, eggs, flowers and produce available weekly at the Wednesday Farmers’ Market.
Canning Time- Home Food Preservation
Learn to use a pressure canner and water bath canner while canning vegetables, fruits and jams. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Culpeper Extension Office, 101 S. West St., Culpeper. Class size is limited to 8 and costs $20. For more information and to register, contact Becky Sheffield, Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences, Culpeper County Extension Office at 540-727-3435, x 344 or rebes13@vt.edu.
July 2016
CMR Farm Show
Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock (CMR) Farm Show at Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises located at 10220 James Monroe Hwy. Animals, apple pie contests and so much more over this 4-day event where you’ll see large and small animals. Runs through July 11. See www.cmrfair.com for full event schedule. Contact cmrfarmshow@gmail.com.
Growing Flowers Using Organic Methods: Free Tour at Greenstone Fields
Loudoun County Master Gardeners present Barbara Lamborne, owner of Greenstone Fields. This tour and lecture focuses on how this specialty cut flower farm cultivates fresh, local and naturally grown flowers. Over 90 varieties of flowers flourish using organic methods that nurture the soil. Barbara started farming in 2006 after moving to the 400 acre, multi-generational farming community of Wheatland in Purcellville. She currently serves on the Executive Board for the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers and has a background in biology in addition to many years of experience working for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Team Penning
Team Penning Cattle/Horse Practice Horse enthusiasts are invited to watch or ride in the family friendly team penning practices every Friday night (weather permitting) at Andora Farm. Sign-ups start at 6 p.m. and runs start at 7 p.m. No experience needed, Admission is free (No charge for the public to watch), and if you would like to ride it is $5 per run per rider. Located at 17275 Germanna Hwy Culpeper. For more information, Call (540)-829-9555 and speak to Lisa.
Canning- Home Food Preservation
Learn to use a pressure canner and water bath canner while canning vegetables, fruits and jams. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Class size is limited to 8 and costs $20. Messick’s Farm Market, 6025 Catlett Rd, Bealeton. For more information and to register, contact Becky Sheffield, Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences, Culpeper County Extension Office at 540-727-3435, x 344 or rebes13@vt.edu.
Pickle Workshop
Learn the basics of water bath canning while making pickles from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Culpeper Extension Office, 101 S. West St., Culpeper. Class size is limited to 12 and costs $20. Reservations required one week ahead. For more information and to register, contact Becky Sheffield, Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences, Culpeper County Extension Office at 540-727-3435, x 344 or rebes13@vt.edu.
August 2016
Visit to Hillsborough Vineyard: A Year in the Life of a Winemaker
Loudoun County Master Gardeners present Karem Baki of Hillsborough Vineyard and winery specializing in the small batch production of complex wines that our in harmony with the terroir of Virginia. Owner Karem Baki will present an overview of a year in the life of a winemaker. Mr. Baki also teaches viticulture at Northern Virginia Community College.
Farm-to-Table Dinner
The Farm-to-Table dinner features a menu of locally grown foods and locally raised meats.
http://www.madisonfarmersmarket.info/events.htmlSeptember 2016
Local Recipes
Come to Culpeper Downtown Farmers Market for free sample and recipe – Mini Pumpkin Pies. Parking lot corner of E. Davis St. & Commerce St. 7:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. while supplies available. Brenda Watkevich, a Family Nutrition Program employee with Virginia Cooperative Extension in Culpeper County has a national nutrition certification and is a Cooperative Extension Master Gardener. Contact: Culpeper Renaissance, Inc. – 540-825-4416
Email: crievents@culpeperdowntown.com. Website: www.culpeperdowntown.com
Heritage Harvest Festival
the 10th Annual heritage Harvest Festival held at Monticello brings thousands to learn about Thomas Jefferson’s legacy in vegetable cuisine, plant experimentation and sustainable agriculture. Linking locally grown food, education, health and nutrition. The Heritage Harvest Festival is a fun, affordable, family-oriented and educational event. Participants enjoy tastings, workshops, hands-on demonstrations, interpretive walks, and a variety of garden tours and exhibits.
http://www.heritageharvestfestival.com/A Day with Holly Heider Chapple–A floral design symposium
The Leesburg Garden Club invites you to spend a special day with award-winning floral designer Holly Heider Chapple. Known in the pages of Martha Stewart Weddings and the world over, Holly will have you up to your elbows in beautiful flowers and lead you through the basics of show stopping floral design.
You do not need to be a professional floral designer or garden club member to participate. This unique and very affordable opportunity is open to anyone who loves flowers. Girl friends’ day out, couples enjoying a together day, brides looking for ideas, everyone is invited.
Holly’s presentation will include making a garland, and you will be invited to join in. She will demonstrate building a large urn arrangement using her “no oasis” technique and work with larger groups to create a seasonal arrangement in a compote. There are other arranging techniques and surprises in store!
The event is held in the beautifully restored bank barn at Riverside on the Potomac, Leesburg, VA, an ideal event location. It serves as a fitting backdrop to Holly’s imaginative and trend setting design work.
To start your day Savoir Fare Ltd will provide coffee and sweets from their food truck. Vendors selling unique floral and garden items will be available during breaks. There will be raffles and door prizes! The breakfast and a scrumptious Box Lunch by Savoir Fare Ltd is included in the registration fee.
What a great day this will be! But don’t stop there, Make it your first day of a great getaway. Spend Wednesday with Holly. Keep right on going to Thursday and create your own adventure in Loudoun County.
Proceeds from this event will benefit the Leesburg Garden Club beautification projects in Leesburg and Loudoun County. Projects include expansion of the award-winning Native Tree Walk, a collaborative effort between the Leesburg Garden Club and the Town of Leesburg, scholarships for graduating seniors and Nature Camp participants as well support of the gardens at Oatlands Plantation and the George C. Marshall house.
The Leesburg Garden Club is grateful to Holly for providing this exceptional opportunity at a discounted price. The fee is $150 until Tuesday, September 6. After that date it is $175 if space is available. See link on LeesburgGardenClub.org website for online registration or download printable registration form from the website and mail with check to the address on the form.
For More Info: Suzi Worsham, 703-669-3961, swworsham@aol.com
http://leesburggardenclub.orgRappahannock Farm Tour
The Rappahannock County Annual Farm Tour is a free, two-day, self-guided tour offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse of our working farms. Rappahannock County’s early settlers were small farmers; officially founded in 1833, it has long been deeply rooted in agriculture. The mission of the Rappahannock County Farm Tour is to present an unforgettable, educational and enriching experience of Rappahannock County’s (Agri)Culture.
http://rappfarmtour.org