Chesapeake Master Gardeners

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The Master Gardener program is a volunteer educational partnership between Virginia Cooperative Extension and the citizens of the Commonwealth whose purpose is to provide research-based information from both Virginia Tech and Virginia State Universities. The Chesapeake Master Gardener Volunteer program is one of the ways Virginia Cooperative Extension teaches citizens how to beautify their communities, learn the art and science of horticulture, protect air and water quality, and maintain our environment for future generations. 

This site will serve both members and the public. Information will be provided on upcoming events around the Hampton Roads area, newsletters with valuable information, along with links to many areas of interest.

Have a gardening question? Try our gardening self-help section.

Average number of frost-free days in Tidewater:  230

  Summer Publications

                       Creating a Water-Wise Landscape                                                        Intensive Gardening Methods

                      Sustainable Landscape Management                                                  Perennial Bulbs      

                      Planning the Vegetable Garden                                                             Tree & Shrub Planting Guidelines

                      Vegetable Planting Guide and Recommended Planting Dates      

                     2008-2009 Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendations

                     Spring and Summer Lawn Management Considerations for Warm-Season Turfgrasses

                     Spring and Summer Lawn Management Considerations for Cool-Season Turfgrasses

                      Turf Podcasts:

• Spurweed—a Lawn Pest that Truly is a ‘Pain’!

• Beetlemania—White Grub Control in Lawns

• It's Only a Matter of Slime

• Red Thread and Pink Patch in Cool-season Lawns

• Lawn Management During Heat & Drought

• Managing Mushrooms in the Lawn

• Turfgrass Varieties for Mid-Atlantic Lawns

• I Think My Lawn Has Died This Winter

   

Check back soon to see what we have added.                       

Telephone us at: 757-382-6348

Visit us at: Chesapeake Extension Office

Email us at: gardener@cityofchesapeake.net

The Chesapeake Office is a part of Virginia Cooperative Extension, an educational outreach program of Virginia Tech and Virginia State Universities. We provide research based information through a system of campus and locally based educators.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, veteran status, national origin, disability, or political affiliation.

Last update: Monday, June 22, 2009 , P.Fisher. © 2007-2009 VCE Master Gardeners of Chesapeake