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Nature Journaling- Virtual Event

Thursday September 22nd

11 a.m. to noon

Virtual, Zoom

Calling all nature lovers once again! Nature journaling is a great way to relax, be in the present moment and practice your drawing skills. Join fellow nature enthusiast Emily Yeatts via zoom on Thursday, September 22, from 11 a.m. to noon to learn nature journaling techniques, find a specimen to observe and make your first journal entry. Go to the OnTheSquareVA website https://dgs.virginia.gov/onthesquareVA/registration/event-registration/ for the zoom information. This class will be available to the first 100 people who join. Make sure to have a clean piece of paper or your favorite sketchbook and a pencil/pen.

https://dgs.virginia.gov/onthesquareVA/registration/event-registration/#:~:text=https%3A//us02web.zoom.us/j/81725107773

 

Events, Horticulture Club Announcements

Horticulture Club First Meeting!

Horticulture Club is having its first meeting for the 2022-2023 school year! This meeting will include officer elections, social activities, food, drinks, and a free plant raffle of propagules from the greenhouse!

For more information about the club’s first meeting of the year, please contact Horticulturist Kyra Longacre in LS 103 or at klongacre@nvcc.edu for more details.

Hort club first meeting fall 2022

Events

Fourth Annual Northern Virginia Native Plants for Landscape Professionals Conference

Plant NOVA Natives is proud to announce the Fourth Annual Northern Virginia Native Plants for Landscape Professionals Conference!

https://www.plantnovanatives.org/aug-11-conference

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HRT 260- Introduction to Floral Design

HRT 260 Ad Poster

Professor K. Wright

Thursdays 5:30pm-9:25pm
Loudoun Campus- LS 114

Teaches skills required for the composition of basic table arrangements. Includes the history of design styles, identification of flowers and greens, identification and use of equipment, and conditioning and handling of flowers

Materials Fee: $175

Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.

Events, Horticulture Club Announcements

Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival!

Horticulture Club is proud to announce that we are participating in the 32nd Annual Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival 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

Events, Horticulture Club Announcements

On Campus Plant Sale!

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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

Events, Horticulture Club Announcements

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