Category Archives: Horticulture Club Announcements

On Campus Plant Sale!

Horticulture Club is proud to announce that we are having our annual plant sale for the first time since 2019!! We will be selling a variety of fantastic plants for your home and landscape! We will be offering a selection of Geraniums, Alternanthera, Angelonia, Begonias, Bacopas, Bidens, Bromeliads, Coleus, New Guinea Impatiens, Assorted Succulents, and Scaevola.

Contact Horticulturist Kyra Longacre (Klongacre@nvcc.edu 703-948-7754) for more information

Spring Break Horticulture Hike

Hey Guys!

We have our Horticulture field trip to River Bend park on Saturday, March 12th.

We will be meeting at the visitor center at 11:00 AM EST. The address is: 8700 Potomac Hills St, Great Falls, VA 22066

The trail we will be walking is the “Potomac Heritage Trail”. It is around a 3 to 4 mile hike, round trip, so be sure to prepare accordingly with proper footwear and water supply.

Here is a link to check it out for yourself:

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend/trails

I am excited to see you all there!

 

– Eric, Horticulture Club President

Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) DC Branch

PGMS is a professional association promoting development through education programs, networking, community service, and fellowship. The majority of PGMS members are grounds managers working at various organizations such as colleges, universities, municipalities, parks and recreation facilities, theme parks, and landscape management companies. PGMS is currently reaching out to all faculty, staff, and students that are involved in the Horticulture Technology program to invite them to virtual meetings. Continue reading Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) DC Branch