York/Poquoson Master Gardeners
Advice, education, and resources from trained volunteers.
Upcoming events
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Yorktown Market Days
Visit us, have a chat, learn how to get involved, and ask questions!
Saturday, May 9th
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
331 Water Street
Yorktown, VA 23690 -
Kids Gardening Club
Introduce children to the beauty and joy of gardening! Join us in the York Learning Garden as we read a book, do a craft, and explore the garden!
301 Goodwin Neck, Rd. Yorktown, VA
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Saturday, May 30
Wednesday, June 10
Saturday, July 11
Wednesday, August 12
Saturday, October 3
Programs
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Help Desk
Email us with questions about your lawn and garden: yk.pq.mg@gmail.com
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Healthy Virginia Lawns Program
Each spring and fall, our master gardeners will visit your yard, test the soil, and provide personalized advice that will help you have a beautiful lawn that follows best practices to minimize harm to the environment and wildlife.
Registration is required.
Call the office to register: 757-890-4940 or click on the button below
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Plant Sales
Our Spring Plant Sale is
May 2nd, 2026, from 8:00am - 12:00 pm at the York Learning Garden
301 Goodwin Neck Rd., Yorktown VA 23693
We will also have a Fall Plant Sale at the Poquoson Learning Garden.
Our Facebook page will have the most up-to-date information about each sale.
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Sustainable Landscape Squad
Want to enhance your landscape with better soil, native plants, wildlife habitats, or other sustainable practices?
Call us to schedule a visit by the Sustainable Landscape Squad for personalized advice!
757-890-4940
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Tree Stewards
Our tree stewards have specialized training to advise you on how to address your tree problems.
Does a tree look sick or odd? Are you unsure of whether to fertilize or use herbicide on a troublesome tree? Call us out by contacting the Help Desk and a few members of our team will visit your property to help you develop a plan.
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Gardening Classes
Learn about everything from starting seeds to dealing with mosquitoes during our spring classes.
Check our Facebook page for the most up-to-date information.
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Learning Gardens
Visit our learning gardens for ideas about landscape design and gardening techniques.
Poquoson Learning Garden: 968 Poquoson Ave, Poquoson, VA 23662
York Learning Garden: 301 Goodwin Neck Rd, Yorktown, VA 23692
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Children's Classes
We offer several activities for children during the year at our learning gardens.
Check the website and Facebook page regularly for information.
Who are Extension Master Gardeners?
Extension Master Gardeners are trained volunteer educators. They work within their local communities to encourage and promote environmentally sound horticulture practices through sustainable landscape management education and training.
As an educational outreach component of Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Master Gardener program brings the resources of Virginia’s land-grant universities – Virginia Tech and Virginia State University – to the people of the commonwealth.
All volunteers are trained and have at least 50 hours of horticultural classes and return at least 50 hours of volunteer community service through their local Extension office.
Are you interested in becoming a
York/Poquoson Master Gardener?
Role
Master Gardeners are a vital resource to the York County/Poquoson Extension Horticultural Program. These volunteers teach classes, answer horticultural inquiries, present programs, and diagnose plant diseases. Master Gardeners extend the resources of the land-grant university through their volunteer efforts.
Course Overview
The Master Gardener Training class for 2025, is a 14-week virtual course from August 13 – November 19, utilizing the Canvas learning management system. Canvas course class assignments will be completed on your schedule prior to the required evening Zoom classes on Wednesdays from 7:00pm-8:30pm. There will be optional in-person hands-on Saturday field trips.
Upon graduation the participant will return 50 hours of service to their local Virginia Cooperative Extension by participating in various Master Gardener services to the community such as answering horticulture questions at the help desk, conducting educational programs, leading a team, or providing support to other Master Gardeners in many other areas. To maintain Master Gardener status after the first year, each volunteer must complete 20 hours of service to the community and 8 hours of continuing education, per year.
Course Fee and Application
The cost is $185. Applications will be accepted April 30 - July 7, 2025. Course fee includes a digital version of the training manual and a non-refundable background check fee of $12.50 and a non-refundable credit card fee of $7.33.
Classes cover some of the following topics:
Insects
Lawns
Pruning
Shrubs
Soils
Trees
Vegetables
Check back for information about applying for the 2026 training course!
Click on the link below when shopping at Brent and Beck’s Bulbs to support our organization!
We will receive 25% of each purchase when you go through the Bloomin’ Bucks fundraising page.
Contact
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Email:
yk.pq.mg@gmail.com
Call the Extension Office
(757) 890-4940