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Master Gardeners in the New River Valley

The New River Valley Master Gardeners are volunteer educators within the communities of Floyd, Giles, Pulaski, and Montgomery counties. Extension Master Gardeners work to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management education and training. The Virginia Master Gardener program is an educationally based service program of the Virginia Cooperative Extension.

The New River Valley Master Gardener Association is a non-profit organization that falls under the umbrella of the Extension Master Gardener Program. Members of the Association are active Extension Master Gardeners. Non-profit status allows the organization to raise funds and award community grants to educational, care-giving, or community-based organizations seeking to educate, involve, and/or improve quality of life for participants through a gardening-related project.  In addition, members of the organization may apply for mini grants to support their projects.

Mark Your Calendar And Join Us

April 2026

  • April 2, Grafting Class at Historic Smithfield, 1-3PM
    • Cost: $25.00 for 3 trees.
    • Call the Floyd County Extension office to register. 540-745-9307
  • April 3, Grafting Class at the Floyd County Extension Office, 2-4PM
    • Cost: $25.00 for 3 trees.
    • Call the Floyd County Extension office to register. 540-745-9307
  • April 4, Draper Heritage Market Plant Clinic, 8AM-1PM
    • Plant clinic and seed giveaways, no cost
  • April 6, Bucket Gardening Workshop, 10AM-Noon
  • April 7, Apple Grafting Workshop Giles Extension Office, 1-3PM
    • Cost: $25.00 for 3 trees
    • Contact the Giles County Extension office to register (540) 921-3455 
    • Location: 1st United Methodist Church Pearisburg
  • April 11, Christiansburg Library Plant Swap – Noon-2PM
    • Come trade your plants for new plants and we will have a plant clinic as well.
    • Free!
  • April 18, Blacksburg Library Plant Swap Plant Clinic, 1-3PM 
    • We will be hosting a plant clinic for the Native Plant Society’s plant swap.
    • Free!
  • April 18, Floyd Earth Day at Lineberry Park, 10-2PM
    • We will have a plant clinic and possibly a children’s activity.
    • Location: Lineberry Park in the center of Floyd
    • Free!
  • April 25, Earth Fest At Huckleberry Park in Christiansburg, Noon-6PM
    • We will have a plant clinic and a children’s activity at this event.
    • Location: Huckelberry Park
    • Free!
  • April 25, SEEDS Spring Festival, 10-3PM
    • We will have a plant clinic and children’s activity.
    • Location: SEEDS – Blacksburg Nature Center, 303 Wilson Ave (Bennett House, Wong Park)
    • Free!

Learning Links

Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) Resources

Visit the VCE website which features expanded offerings of resources including publications, videos, curriculum and programs of interest to gardening enthusiasts from beginner to expert.

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 non-discrimination statement, please visit ext.vt.edu/accessibility.

Master Gardening at the State Level