Although Saturday afternoon, November 4, will be our last regular tour of the season, The Quarry Gardens will not be inactive until spring. As views open, the winter landscape has its own appeal. Crunching through fallen leaves, we notice the geometry of seed heads,...

On Sunday October 29 at 2 p.m., Emily Ferguson will lead a walk through the 49 species of native trees (plus a few non-natives) to be found at The Quarry Gardens at Schuyler. This will be a stunning walk with autumn colors reflecting in the two quarry pools. Emily...

Last Friday, PVCC Prof. Joanna Vondrasek brought three UVA students to The Quarry Gardens at Schuyler to sample water in the quarry pools, wetlands, and the adjoining pond as part of a survey of local populations of Daphnia. Daphnia are miniscule crustaceans commonly...

On Sunday, September 24 at 2 p.m., Pat Mitchell, co-founder and president of the Blue Ridge Mycological Society (which meets at The Quarry Gardens monthly) will give an illustrated talk and lead a discovery walk along the trails. Pat’s talk will cover the world of...

On Saturday September 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. Odonata enthusiast Cindy Andrews will give her stunning presentation of dragonflies and damselflies in the Quarry Gardens classroom—and then lead a trail walk to the damp and flowery places where these flying jewels may be...

Thirty-two Nelson County campers in grades three to six made a field trip to The Quarry Gardens on Friday, August 19, for lessons in geology and habitat restoration. The morning session included an introduction to historic soapstone mining and the QGs project, a tour...