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Our 2026 Classroom Topics are as follows ...
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* UPDATED January 7, 2026
Location:
Goochland Sports Complex
1800 Sandy Hook Road, Goochland, VA 23063
SESSION ONE: 9am - 10:15am
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Creating Seasonal Color in Your Landscape - Instructor: Elizabeth Chodrow
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Extending Your Vegetable Growing Season - Instructor: Seyra Whitney
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How Smart Are Your Plants? - Instructor: Pat Lust
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SESSION TWO: 10:30am - 11:45am
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Don’t Settle for a Boring Lawn: Incorporating Pocket Prairies and Meadows in any Landscape - Instructor: Brian Yoder
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Growing Fruit in Central Virginia - Instructor: Don Smith
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Landscaping for Wildlife Using Native Plants - Instructor: Donna Cottingham
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SESSON THREE: 1:30pm - 2:45pm
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Incorporating Native Trees and Shrubs in Your Landscape - Instructor: Edie Harris
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Success with Tomatoes in Our Region - Instructor: Pam Dawling
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Introduction to Landscape Design - Instructor: Jean Cauble​
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If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this event, please contact John Few: johnf93@vt.edu (Powhatan Agent) at (804) 598-5640/TDD* or Skye Brickhouse: skyeb@vt.edu (Goochland Agent) at (804) 556-5841/TTD* during business hours of 8:30AM and 5PM to discuss accommodation 5 days prior to event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.