LANCASTER—The Northern Neck Master Gardeners’ (NNMG) 31st annual Gardening in the Northern Neck Seminar (GNN) 2025 on March 29 will will be held from 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. March 29 at the White Stone Church of the Nazarene Family Life Center, 57 Whisk Drive, White Stone. Tickets are $50. Lunches will be available for an additional $18 fee, orders and payment are required by March 15. Register at www.nnmg.org.
Come for the camaraderie with fellow gardeners, come for the legendary homemade goodies at the hospitality table, come for the information from fantastic speakers, and lastly, come for the marketplace with stunning yard art selected just for the event, said Mary Beane, Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener coordinator.
The theme, “Gardeners: Caretakers of the Environment,” will entice with information on fabulous plants that make a huge impact and emphasize the importance of creating a garden that encourages biodiversity.
The speakers are Dan Benarcik of Chanticleer Garden, who will share the 25 plants that he could not garden without; Alyssa Ford Moral will teach how to welcome fireflies and other wonderful guests to gardens; and Peggy Singlemann, host of the television series Virginia Home Grown, will present “Connecting the Garden to our Environment.”
NNMG president Michelle Kramer indicated she is excited by the outstanding speaker lineup and about the NNMGs taking part in the marketplace by offering both plants and yard art for the first time.
The funds GNN raises will be given to local students for 4-H and college scholarships. New this year is the Diane Kean scholarship in honor of a beloved NNMG who passed in 2024.
