Getting Started in the Garden
Schedule
Fri Apr 17 2026 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
105 Oak St., Emporia, VA, United States, Virginia 23847 | Emporia, VA
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Have you tried gardening only to find you have a "black thumb", meaning, plants in your care didn't survive? If so, join us to learn how to grow flowers, trees, shrubs, fruits and vegetables in your space using tried and true methods based on science! Our Getting Started in the Garden program will help you learn what plants grow best in containers, raised beds, native soil, shade, sun, indoor environments, etc. Lean how to grow plants in our region and how best to care and raise them to dispel the myth that you have a "black thumb".
Online registration is open!
Register here: https://pears.io/events/vce/5375/
Registration closes April 13, 2026.
Registering online not your thing? Call or email Sara Rutherford; [email protected] or 434-348-4223 to register no later than April 13, 2026.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in Extension activities at the Greensville/Emporia Extension office, please contact the Greensville-Emporia Extension office, (434) 348-4223 (*TDD number is 1-800-828-1120), during the business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to discuss accommodations at least 10 business days prior to the event.
Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and local governments, and is an equal opportunity employer. For the full nondiscrimination statement, please visit https://ext.vt.edu/accessibility.
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