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Calendar of Events and Workshops
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you're interested in joining us at any of our events or classes at
Morningside Farm & Nursery, please write us an email at:
info@morningsidefarmandnursery.com
or give us a call at
(540) 547-3726.
April
2009
| April 11 |
EVENT:
Opening Day at the Farm! Come for Tea and Scones
Spring
is firmly entrenched and we're ready to open our doors. Come and see
all the new stuff (along with old favorites) at the farm. We can't wait
to see you!
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Greenspring
Garden Market Alexandria, VA 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
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16 |
American
Horticultural Society Plant Show Alexandria, VA 4-8pm |
| April
17 |
American
Horticultural Society Plant Show 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. |
| April
18 |
American
Horticultural Society Plant Show 9 a.m. - 4 a.m. |
| April 19 |
CLASS: English Trough/Hypertufa Workshop
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. $30
One of
our favorite classes year after year! Come make your own rustic English
Trough to fill with sedums, perennials, or a fairy garden (see our
class on May 10!). Come on and get your hands dirty. Tea and light
appetizers provided.
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| April
25 |
Herbs
Galore Flower and Garden Show at Maymont Park in Richmond, VA 8:30 a.m.
- 4 p.m. |
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Waterpenny
Plant Sale in Rappahannock County 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
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| April 26 |
CLASS:
Herbs - From the Garden to the Kitchen 2
- 3 p.m. FREE.
Learn
how the best ways to plant, grow, and harvest your herbs for culinary
use. Everyone gets a free herb!
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| April
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Lewis
Ginter Plant Sale Richmond, VA 1 - 6 p.m. |
May
2009
| May
1 |
Lewis
Ginter Plant Sale 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
| May
2 |
Lewis
Ginter Plant Sale 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
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Burke
Farmer's Market 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
| May 3 |
CLASS:
Containers for Pollinators 2 p.m.
- 3 p.m. $30
Encouraging
buzzing and fluttering pollinators to your garden is good for both the
flowers and the bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies that pollinate
them. Create the perfect container to encourage the pollinator of your
choice to your garden. Includes container, plants, soil, and
fertilizer. Fun!
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| May
8 |
Blandy
Farm Plant Sale at VA State Arboretum 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
| May
9 |
Blandy
Farm Plant Sale at VA State Arboretum 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| May
10 |
Blandy
Farm Plant Sale at VA State Arboretum 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| May
10 |
Mothers
Day Event at Morningside Farm & Nursery |
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| May 13 |
CLASS:
The Alexander Technique in the Garden 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Weeknight
Class! Enjoy the increased flexibility, ease, and fluidity brought by
the Alexander technique when you garden. Karen Loving, an Alexander
technique practitioner, will teach us methods of effortless movement.
(read more about the Alexander Technique at www.karenloving.com or in
the April Oprah magazine.
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| May
16 |
Greenspring
Garden Plant Sale 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
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Burke
Farmer's Market 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
| May
17 |
CLASS: Make
Your Own Miniature Fairie Garden 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. $30
Create your
own miniature fairie garden using some of our diminuatively-leaved
sedums and other container plants along with intricate fairie furniture.
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23 |
Burke
Farmer's Market 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
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30 |
Burke
Farmer's Market 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
| May 31 |
CLASS:
Easy
Rock Gardens 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. FREE
Learn
how to make a beautiful, year-round rock garden with just a few
"ingredients." We'll show you how to properly amend your soil, place
your rocks, and choose the right plants.
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June
2009
| June 21st |
EVENT:
Plant Swap! 2 p.m.-
Our favorite
event of the year. Dig some old favorites (or over-growns) out of your
garden and share them with some like-minded garden friends. Every
plants swap brings new plants, new ideas, and a very good
time.
Last
year, we had over twenty swappers and hundreds of interesting plants.
Everyone enjoyed the company, the refreshments, and the new garden
treasures!
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October 2009
Saturday, Oct. 2
Sunday, Oct. 3 |
EVENT:
Culpeper Farm Days
Come to the farm and enjoy our gardens at
their Autumnal height. We'll have some great refreshments, a garden
herb hunt, and a great fall plant sale. The place never looks better
and we're never happier to see visitors than in the cool, crisp fall.
Call for more information. And don't forget to visit our neighboring
farms while you're out here!
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Morningside Farm & Nursery, LLC
7855 Griffinsburg Rd | Boston, VA 22713
(540) 547-3726 | info@morningsidefarmandnursery.com
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