MASTER GARDENERS PLANT SALE

The York/Poquoson Master Gardeners will hold a plant sale on Saturday, August 15 from 8am-Noon at the York Learning Garden located at 301 Goodwin Neck Road (adjacent to the York County Public Safety Building). Annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees will be for sale.

PREFERRED PAYMENT METHOD IS BY CHECK. CASH CAN BE ACCEPTED BUT NO CHANGE WILL BE AVAILABLE.

Under the current COVID-19 guidelines, shoppers will be required to wear a mask and to bring their own boxes, wagons or carts. Shoppers will adhere to social distancing requirements with only 30 shoppers allowed in the garden at one time and will proceed one way through the garden while making plant selections.

HEALTHY VIRGINIA LAWNS

Sign up now for our Fall Healthy Virginia Lawns program with visits beginning in August! This program is designed to assist York County and Poquoson residents with taking care of their lawn in an economic and environmentally sound manner. For $20, York/Poquoson Master Gardeners will visit your site, measure your yard, take a soil sample to be analyzed by Virginia Tech, provide you with a certified Nutrient Management Plan that will be good for 3 years for your yard and your situation and answer any questions you may have about your turf.

To register for this program online, visit http://www.yorkcounty.gov/vce or call the Extension office at 757-890-4940.

Proper social distancing practices including face coverings, 6 ft. distancing and safe handling of materials will be adhered by our volunteers and also will be required of the homeowner.

** Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

**If you are a person with a disability and desire assistance or accommodation, please notify the York/Poquoson Extension Office at 757-890-4940 during business hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

** Extension is a joint program of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and state and local governments.