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Our next DIY crafting workshop is Fall Decorations: Natural Gourd Display on October 5^th at 2PM at Bowman Library. The hands-on workshop is free and open the public and is designed for adults. Attendees will learn how to turn a plain gourd into a centerpiece or accent piece for your home at Halloween or Thanksgiving. Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardeners Association will demonstrate to attendees how to paint a gourd, use stencils, and how to mod podge materials onto gourds.

We are excited to announce the next gardening program for adults, Let’s Use What You Grow in Your Garden: Crafting with Flowers and Plants, on August 10^th at 2PM at Handley Library.

The Master Gardeners will focus on different ways to preserve flowers for crafting. Demonstrations will be presented on pressing flowers, preserving in different mediums, and air drying. A hands-on craft will utilize a variety of pressed flowers applied to a wood ornament.

We are excited to announce their next successful gardening program for adults– Veggies in Your Garden – on July 13^th at 2PM at Handley Library. Attendees will learn the types of vegetables they can grow and cook right from their garden. Vegetable tastings will also be available to understand the difference. The program is free and open to the public.

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We are excited to announce the next gardening program. Garden Problems: How to Stop and Prevent Some Common Issues is on June 5^th at 6PM at Bowman Library. The workshop will focus on common gardening problems, pests, fungus, water issues, and more. Presented by Tricia Boyd from the Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardner Association, the program is free and open to adults. The gardening program is part of a series offered at Bowman Library and Handley Library.

We have a new gardening program for adults on May18th at 2PM at Bowman Library in Stephens City. The program, Native Plants: Attract Friendly Pollinators to Your Garden, is taught by Master Gardner Stacy Morgan Smith. Smith will show attendees how to grow a pollinator garden that will bring in bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators throughout the season. The adult program is free and open to the public.