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10/18/2025 10:30 am
(16-Adult) Native plants provide beautiful fall foliage, color and berries. Extension Master Gardeners show you perennials, shrubs and trees in vibrant colors to add glorious colors of fall to your existing plantings. With a colorful palette that’s so warm and inviting, fall is a magical time.
10/25/2025 11:00 am
(16-Adult) Join us for a tale of rewilding a Blue Ridge mountaintop that is entirely relatable to anyone who has fallen in love with native plants. Bad Naturalist: One Woman’s Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop is a memoir about Paula Whyman’s attempts to restore native meadows on a mountaintop in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, about the obstacles…
10/25/2025 11:00 am
(16-Adult) Hear author Paula Whyman discuss Bad Naturalist. Explore native plant restoration on a Blue Ridge mountaintop. Laugh and learn from real-life mistakes and small wins.
Connect with fellow native plant enthusiasts.
Q&A and book signing included
Praised by Douglas Tallamy as “humorous and thoroughly engaging.
10/25/2025 2:00 pm
(11-Adult) Turn your old jeans and t-shirts into tail-wagging fun. In this hands-on craft workshop, learn how to make durable, eco-friendly tug toys your dog will love—no sewing required. Using recycled denim and soft t-shirt fabric, we’ll guide you step-by-step to braid and twist the perfect playtime toy. All materials provided, or bring your own worn clothes for a…
