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Suffolk Extension Master Gardeners
We Exist to Serve You
Suffolk Extension Master Gardeners (Suffolk EMGs) volunteer their time and expertise to provide FREE horticultural education for residents of the City of Suffolk, Virginia. They provide programs for both youth and adults on a variety of topics like tree care, native plants, flower and vegetable gardening, pest and disease identification, integrated pest management, and more. Visit the programs, events, and demonstration garden pages to learn more!
Ask a Master Gardener
Getting help is easy! Suffolk EMGs can be found at our office, on Facebook, by phone, email, and at various Suffolk farmers markets. Take advantage of our Ask a Master Gardener program, where you can contact us from the comfort of your own home! To submit a question, email us at SuffolkMG@gmail.com or call us at 757-514-4335. When emailing, attach pictures of the plant, pest, or problem and provide a detailed description. This will allow us to serve you. A Suffolk EMG volunteer will respond in a timely manner. Beginning in 2024, volunteers will be providing monthly office hours. Stop by our Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) classroom and obtain research-based assistance with your gardening questions and concerns.
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You can prepare for the entire planting season by visiting https://brnw.ch/plantguide
To determine your USDA zone, you can enter your zip code here: https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov
Suffolk VCE Master Gardeners are available today 3:30 - 5:00 on the third floor of 440 Market Street to help answer your gardening questions. Stop by or email us any time at SuffolkMG@gmail.com.
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If YOU are looking for a volunteer opportunity and have a passion for flowers, vegetables, trees, insects, or anything else gardening related, the Suffolk VCE Master Gardener volunteer program may be for you! We volunteer our time to educate Suffolk's home gardeners and to solve their gardening problems. If you'd like to be contacted about 2027 training, let us know at forms.gle/LG8dahisPMmPzopP8 or sign up for our email list at bit.ly/suffolklist. ...
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🍎 September is National Fruit & Veggies Month! 🥕
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Suffolk's VCE Master Gardeners are always learning! Volunteers and family members recently enjoyed a wonderful tour of Colonial Williamsburg's arboretum and Orr Garden led by Tree Stewards and James City County Williamsburg Master Gardeners Rick, Dave, Michele, Stacy, Susan, Scott, and Bill. Four of our five Advanced EMG Tree Steward students were also on the tour.
We all learned a lot, and as a lifelong Virginian myself, this was a new perspective on gardens and trees I've seen dozens of times over 50 years. I look forward to visiting again over the seasons with this new knowledge!
If YOU are looking for a volunteer opportunity and have a passion for flowers, vegetables, trees, insects, or anything else gardening related, the Suffolk VCE Master Gardener volunteer program may be for you! We volunteer our time to educate Suffolk's home gardeners and to solve their gardening problems. This year's training program is full, but if you'd like to be contacted about next year's training, let us know at forms.gle/LG8dahisPMmPzopP8 or sign up for our email list at bit.ly/suffolklist.
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Photo Descriptions
photos by EMG Stacey unless otherwise indicated:
Group of Master Gardeners in front of Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg.
Tour group listening to speaker in front of large Compton Oak tree.
Tour group listening to speaker in front of Compton Oak tree.
Tour group listening to speaker in front of American Basswood tree.
Scenic view of Colonial Williamsburg trees and pleasure gardens behind red fence.
Tour group listening to speaker in front of Oak tree.
Tour group listening to speaker in front of Pecan tree.
Tour group listening to speaker in vegetable garden.
Orr Garden flowers.
Group of Master Gardeners and family in front of Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg. (Photo by EMG Mary's husband.) ...
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