Danville Master Gardeners

09/04/2026

🌼🌿 Do you live in an HOA? You can become 'allies in conservation' with a little planning to make your HOA a haven for pollinators. This is a free online event, but you must register at the link below....🌿🌼

October 6 @ 11 AM PT / 12 PM MT / 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET

A growing number of our community members live in neighborhoods with Homeowner’s Associations, covenants, or deed restrictions. With a little creativity and a lot of love for our insect neighbors, these spaces can be transformed into havens for pollinators!

Join us for this webinar, where Xerces Society staff Aaron Anderson and Jacqueline Buenrostro will discuss the many ways we can support the amazing invertebrates within HOA communities, with tips, tricks, and new resources to share for creating and maintaining habitat that is “HOA-ready”.

Register here today! ➡ https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ApikAmSVSMyFHloNgyML0g

This webinar will be recorded and available on the Xerces YouTube channel on the Bee City USA Playlist. Closed Captioning will be available during this webinar. To request a reasonable accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact [email protected].

08/31/2026

🌼🌿 Are you properly sanitizing your garden tools between uses? 🌿🌼

Do you know the importance of keeping your garden tools clean? If you are pruning and make a cut on a diseased plant and then use the same tool on the next plant, you can pass the disease on! Definitely not what you want to do. Here is an article from the University of Florida Extension with recommendations of which cleaning methods to use/or not to use! https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/care/tools-and-equipment/disinfecting-tools/ *Photo credit Sue R

08/18/2026

🌼🌿 Have you visited the Master Gardener table at the Danville Farmers' Market this season? If not, you need to stop by and try your luck at the 'Plant Plinko' game. We have questions and prizes for kids and adults alike. Come see us on Saturday! 🌿🌼

(Photo credits: Ann Sylves)

08/01/2026

🌼🌿 Happy National Sunflower Day! 🌿🌼

07/28/2026

🌼🌿 Join us this Friday to make your own 'Bucket of Doom' to help control the mosquitos around your property. Registration is required and we are limiting this activity to 20 participants, so register today to reserve your space! 🌿🌼

Danville VCE got crafty today and made our own Buckets of Doom for mosquito control! Learn more about the mosquito lifecycle from Pittsylvania-Danville and Southside Health Districts, Buckets of Doom and about Bee City USA Danville VA this Friday! Check out the event page to see details and how to register!

07/24/2026

🌼🌿 One week from today! This event is free, but requires registration to attend. Space is limited! Register today! 🌿🌼

Wondering if there is an environmentally friendly way to control mosquito populations? The most pollinator-safe method to manage mosquitoes is eliminating standing water where mosquitoes breed. But, for water sources that cannot be emptied or drained, there is another important strategy - the use of biological controls, especially Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti). Bti is a strain of bacteria that naturally occurs in the soil. When applied to water, it targets mosquitoes by killing the larvae before they mature. More importantly, Bti does not harm pollinators, fish, birds, or mammals when used properly. Learn more about mosquitos, health and control at this upcoming workshop in Danville.

07/24/2026

🌼🌿 Look at this 'vintage' 2001 photo that surfaced during the recent 'clean up' at the Extension Office! There is only one person fom that class who is still an active member....Danville Master Gardeners couldn't do all that we do if it weren't for Debra Bailey! ❤️

It's Throwback Thursday! When going through our files this week, we found some amazing old articles and pictures! The Danville Master Gardeners have been making Danville a beautiful city to live in and spreading the love of gardening since 1988! Here is the class of 2001 with our beloved Volunteer Coordinator Debra Bailey. What a wonderful looking group of people!!!

07/22/2026

🌼🌿 What a difference the North Main Visionaries have made at the top of North Main hill. They have created a community pollinator garden, as well as a park for the community to enjoy. 🌿🌼

07/22/2026

🌼🌿 Way to go Ladies! Thanks for helping clear out years of paper and clutter at the Extension Office! 🌿🌼

07/20/2026

🌼🌿 Did you find a painted rock at the Library Community Pollinator Garden? If so, let us know. We'd love to see a photo of how you are using the rock in a container or in your garden. 🌿🌼