BRIGHTEN YOUR LANDSCAPE
with Native Flowering Shrubs

Between the tall tree canopy and the flower border lies the space where small trees and shrubs thrive. This middle layer provides critical shelter and food for pollinators, birds and mammals alike. In this class, we’ll explore the Virginia native shrubs which thrive in the varying light and growing conditions of the home landscape. You’ll learn about the varying heights, bloom seasons and colors of exceptional native flowering shrubs, including the color changes that fall brings. Learn important pruning practices and principles as the class moves outdoors. On an informative walk through the Garden, you’ll sharpen your identification skills and enjoy a lively review of information shared in class. With this knowledge, you’ll be ready to make sustainable choices to not only extend the bloom season of your garden and its colorful fall display, but also increase your garden’s ecological benefits!

Fees: Member $30, Non-Member $36

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Register Non-Member $36

Date:
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Time:
9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Event Details

Peggy Singlemann

About the Instructor

Peggy Singlemann is well known as the host and co-producer of Virginia Home Grown on VPM/ PBS, Virginia’s only local gardening show. She was the recipient of the 2020 Telly Award, silver, in nature/wildlife category for the Pond Plants segment of Virginia Home Grown and the 2022 Telly Award, bronze, in the nature/wildlife category for the Crow’s Nest Nature Preserve segment. In the television/series- nature/wildlife category the Virginia Home Grown crew won the bronze 2022 Telly Award for the entire 2021 season.

Peggy is a horticulture consultant and speaker through her business, RVA Gardener LLC. Singlemann has been published in local and national periodicals and has spoken at a plethora of conferences and speaking engagements. She is a member of several organizations such as the International Society of Arboriculture and is on the board of the Southern Garden History Society. Recently, Peggy received a commendation from the Virginia General Assembly honoring her accomplishments at Maymont.

Ms. Peggy M. Singlemann graduated from the SUNY Cobleskill with a degree in Horticulture and is a Certified Horticulturist, a Certified Landscape Designer and an ISA Certified Arborist. She earned her North American Certificate in Horticulture through the American Public Garden Association and attended the Newport Summer School of the Victorian Society of America.

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