Maybe the tired “new year, new you” adage should apply less to you personally and more to your … home? Start the year off with a lesson from one of these professionals, and learn everything from seasonal seed-starting to watercolor basics or the best ways to support pollinators.
Plant workshops at We Grow Floral Shop
Saturdays, 2pm Art teacher and We Grow owner Daisa Granger Pascall leads this free monthly plant workshop—instruction on everything from rooting to propagating plants. All materials are provided. Just bring your curiosity! Free, wegrowshopva.com
Beekeeping for Beginners at Siller Pollinator Company
Saturday, March 2, 2-5pm Get a handle
on everything you need to start beekeeping
in your backyard, courtesy of the experts
at Siller. You’ll learn how to get equipment, how to get bees, and how to find help with training before exploring basics of honey harvesting. $40, sillerpollinatorcompany.com
Summer Veggie & Seed Starting Party at Fifth Season Gardening
Saturday, March 28, 11am-12:30pm Through this hands-on workshop, learn seasonal seed-starting, up-potting, seedling care, and planting schedules for Zones 7 and 8. You’ll leave with a full tray of seasonal seedlings that you’ve planted yourself and can take home to grow. $30, fifthseasongardening.com
Garden Basics: Great Flowering Native Plants for Beauty and the Bees
Saturday, April 18, 10am-noon Pollinators—butterflies, bees, birds—are responsible for much of the food we eat, but their populations are declining. In this workshop, learn how to support pollinators and enjoy them year-round by providing food and shelter in a home garden of any size. Free, piedmontmastergardeners.org
