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Week 2     October 11 - 17

Stormwater Tips for Your Landscape

​Climate change means more frequent storms with higher amounts of precipitation which means more stormwater runoff.  You can do a lot of things in your landscape to reduce the amount of runoff. ​
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Should You Winterize Your Trees?

Winter maintenance tips to keep your trees healthy. 
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The Value of Trees
Trees are valuable.  Ask anyone and they will agree this is clear and undisputable.  Valuable to who?  How much value and what type of value?  The answers to those questions should be clear, but often are not.  So, let’s take a look. ​

Featured Videos

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Wednesday, October 14 - 7pm

Managing Water Quantity - Improving Water Quality
VBMG Mary Ann Kincaid

Mary Ann explores landscape strategies to help minimize flooding, while maximizing your impact on water quality. 
Join this Talk
Click here to download the handout for this talk. 

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Tree Life Cycle
Leaf Art
Chlorophyll Leaf Rubbings
Do Leaves Breathe?
Tree Jokes
Leaf Sorting Activity
Wood Around the House

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How to Hire an Arborist
Flowering Shrubs
Salt Tolerant Trees
Shrubs
Trees for Containers & Planters
Trees for Wet & Dry Sites
What is a Watershed
​Right Tree, Right Place

​VA Dept of Forestry Resources

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From the Community

The Fall Gardening Festival has always been a community event with involvement from local societies, environmental organizations, and educators and we're happy to continue that tradition. 
askHRgreen
Hampton Roads Native Plant Guide
Soil Testing Instructions
Wise Outdoor Water Use
Green Education & Virtual Learning 
Become a Bay Star Home
Become a Bay Star Business
Foxy Lady Press
FLP website
Butterfly Society of VA
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Attracting Butterflies & Host Plants for Caterpillars
BSV website
Lynnhaven River NOW
Sustainable Lawn Care webinar
​LRNOW website
Tidewater Daylily Society 
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Having Fun with Daylilies
TDS website
Norfolk Botanical Garden
Sow it Grows Blog
Butterfly Education
Virtual Tours
DIY Videos
Backyard Explorers Children's Activities
Victory Gardens
Beekeepers Guild of Southeast VA
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Master Gardener Help Desk
2449 Princess Anne Rd
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757-385-8156

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