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Quarry Gardens: For the Bird(er)s

Quarry Gardens: For the Bird(er)s

Two spring events at The Quarry Gardens promise to bring joy to lovers of birds. Getting Into Birding  On Saturday, March 23 beginning at 10 a.m., Tracey Hopper and Joanna Vondracek, members of the Piedmont Virginia Bird Club, will guide beginners into birding. They...

Spring Clean-up at the Quarry Gardens

Spring Clean-up at the Quarry Gardens

Learn to identify native plants by their winter features—and then learn how to prepare them for new spring growth. Emma Stephens of the Center for Urban Habitats will be teaching and directing volunteers for the first clean-up session of 2024 at The Quarry Gardens at...

Living on the Edge: A Geological Engineer’s View of the Blue Ridge

Living on the Edge: A Geological Engineer’s View of the Blue Ridge

With impressive visuals, Kate Humphrey Chambers will review the deep history of our region and how it came to be as we know it. Her presentation will start at 2 p.m. on Saturday March 3 at the Quarry Gardens. Kate holds advanced degrees from the University of...

Learn to identify trees in any season

Learn to identify trees in any season

Join Tree Steward and Master Naturalist Emily Ferguson as she uses winter characteristics to identify trees and large shrubs along the main trail at the Quarry Gardens. This  two-hour walk will start at  2 p.m. on Sunday, February 25. Owing to variations in soil,...

Time to Prune!

Time to Prune!

In this workshop for home gardeners—to be held at the Quarry Gardens on Saturday, February 3, from 1:30 to 3:30—Master Gardener Ron Fandetti will explain and demonstrate correct pruning techniques to promote the health and beauty of your landscape's shrubs and small...

Opening Event!

Opening Event!

The first event of the Quarry Gardens’ 2014 season was a special meeting of the Blue Ridge Mycological Society—for which we are most grateful. Twenty-plus volunteers gathered to help us remove fallen trees and embedded trash from the quarry edges. They filled the van...