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VCE- Prince William Master Gardener Program
Website: https://mgpw.org/
Teaching Garden is located at 9535 Linton Hall Road, Bristow, VA 20136

If you are a person with a disability and desire assistance or accommodation, please call 703-792-6285 at (phone number/TDD*) during business hours of 8 a.m. and 5p.m. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120. 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.

11/01/2026

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10/23/2026

Free seminar:

‘Woodlot and Wildlife Management’ Seminar

Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Time: 6:00—8:00pm
Location:
Windy Knoll Farm
11602 Kettle Run Rd, Nokesville,VA 20181

Are you a landowner with woods or natural areas you want to protect and preserve?

Come to our seminar and learn how to manage your property in a sustainable way that benefits local ecosystems and the environment!

What You’ll Learn:

*Woodlot Revitalization: Practical steps to boost woodlot health and build up diverse
wildlife habitats

*Controlling Invasives: How to identify, target and eliminate aggressive, non-nave
plants

*Strategic Maintenance: Long-term management strategies that save you time, eﬀort and money

**Expert Assistance: Connect with local and state programs oﬀering funding, tools and
free expert guidance

Small snacks and finger foods will be provided at the event

**Please RSVP before November 30th by sending an email to: [email protected]

or calling our oﬃce at 571-379-7514

Hosted by the Prince William County Soil and Water Conservaon District in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension

10/23/2026

Thank you Rick Reo and Kim Adkins Zell for taking the time to speak with our Master Gardener class. We truly appreciate you sharing your knowledge, experience, and passion for our natural resources with our students. Your presentation was both informative and engaging, and we are grateful for the time and effort you put into making it a meaningful learning experience. I particularly loved the samples of compost you brought.
Thank you again for supporting our Master Gardener program and helping prepare the next generation of knowledgeable community volunteers!

10/23/2026

Volunteers help update the Teaching Garden composting system

Tuesday October 20, 2026, our composting team and volunteers set out on an adventure to establish several Geobin compost piles using differing composting methods so they can compare them directly.

The team assembled 4 GeoBins. They created piles. Volunteers gathered greens and browns and high nitrogen materials, mixing them all together before filling the bins. They then chopped those greens into smaller pieces, shredding brown material with our shredder, measuring materials, mixing materials and finally filling the 4 GeoBins.

Volunteers also harvested the largest yield of sweet potatoes to date. They harvested luffa squash (fun fact- luffa are actually edible when very small.) The corn is 3 varieties of popcorn.

GeoBins are sold in Prince William County at two locations for $30 each:

*Prince William Solid Waste Division Administrative Office
5 County Complex Ct., Suite 250, Prince William, VA 22192
Hours: Mon – Fri, 8am to 5pm. Phone: 703-792-4670

• Balls Ford Road Compost Facility
13000 Balls Ford Rd, Manassas, VA 20109
Hours: Mon – Fri, 7:30am – 5pm; Sun, 8am – 5pm.
Phone: 703-792-8477

* It is recommended you call ahead to confirm availability

10/22/2026

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10/21/2026

Wednesday. October 21, 2026, at the Teaching Garden.
Beautiful fall, crisp day at the TG! While taking more FREE books to our Little Library, I was excited to walk around and see what’s going on in the garden. Quite a few later bloomers are still blooming in most beds. These include New York Aster, Korean Chrysanthemum, some Lavender, lots of various Salvias, Zinnias, white Muhligrass (the winner this week), fall blooming Iris, including dwarf varieties, Coral Honeysuckle, fennel, Russian sage. Like all of our yards, there is an abundance of winter w**ds thriving. These include creeping Charlie and chickw**d.
Birds that the Merlyn app picked up today were House Finch, American Crow, Bluejay, White throated Sparrow, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, and Northern Cardinal.

10/20/2026

Pictures from the Teaching Garden today. Many veteran master gardener and intern volunteers showed up for this project today on this beautiful fall day.
This fall our composting team is setting out on an adventure to establish several Geobin piles using differing composting methods so we can compare them directly. Homeowners can purchase Geobins in several locations in PWC. This information is found in the comments.

On Tuesday, 10/20, volunteers built these piles by gathering greens and browns and high nitrogen materials and mixed them together before filling the 4 Geobins bins. The compost pile included kitchen scraps with coffee grounds, all of our garden greens and branches and twigs cut into small pieces.

Other pictures show harvests of luffa squash, 3 kinds of popcorn, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes from the Teaching Garden Bio Beds.
***For more information on Geobins that can be purchased at Balls Ford Solid Waste and other locations, the link can be found in the comments.

10/17/2026

! Frost advisory for northern Prince William County tonight!

Address

8033 Ashton Avenue, Ste 105
Manassas, VA
20109

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+17037927747

Website

http://mgpw.org/, http://www.pwcgov.org/eservices/enotifications

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