Welcome! Here is a list of upcoming events presented by the Extension Master Gardener℠ Volunteer Association of Brunswick County. Click on the links to register. Registrations will go live a few weeks prior to the event. Sign up for our emails at the bottom of this page to be notified when registrations go live.
Spring is here and Brunswick County Master Gardener℠ volunteers have a growing list of opportunities to expand and enhance your garden. In addition to our plant sale, we’re adding more workshops this year. These 1-3 hour, small group sessions will focus on a variety of topics of interest to area residents. Sessions will be both educational and hands on, providing an opportunity to learn and do, taking the final product home with you. Here’s a brief sample of what’s coming up in the next few months:
July 11 – Building a Bee Hotel. We have a special workshop for all you grandparents (or parents) looking for ways to engage your visiting grandchildren this summer. Come together to learn how to build a Bee Hotel. Participants will learn about the types of bees attracted to a bee hotel, and will decorate their own hotel to take home.
August 22/23 – Another workshop focusing on the importance of pollinators and the plants that support them. This workshop will include time in the demonstration garden participating in the annual Pollinator Census.
More workshops are in the works, including:
- How to propagate plants at home,
- Forcing your spring bulbs at home,
- Successfully growing tomatoes in SE NC,
- How to create botanical mocktails, and
- How to create a “salad bowl” – growing greens in containers
Some of these topics may sound familiar while others may be new to you. All workshops include supplies, plants, and resource material for you to take home. All events will be held in the parking lot behind building “N” at 25 Referendum Dr NE, Bolivia, NC 28422. See map below.
Stay tuned for more on these upcoming events and additional ones as the year progresses. In the meantime, Happy Gardening.
May 21 – Attracting Bees and Butterflies to your Containers. Those of you interested in pollinator gardens, but who don’t have the dedicated space, come learn what you can do in a container that will attract local bees and butterflies to your patio or deck. Pollinators are critical to our ecosystem so let’s support them any way we can. Here are electronic copies of the handouts.
Attracting Bees and Butterflies to Your Containers: Today’s Plants , Brunswick County Master Gardener Volunteer Association
Urban Wildlife Butterflies in Your Backyard, NC State University
Greening Your Space: Creating Eco-Friendly Container Gardens for Coastal North Carolina, Coastal Landscapes Initiative
Top 25 Pollinator Plants for North Carolina, Debbie Roos, NC Cooperative Extension