Fluvanna Master Gardeners Press Release
A $1,000 scholarship for horticultural education has been announced by the Fluvanna Master Gardeners.
All Fluvanna Master Gardeners (FMG) activities are directed to education and involvement in the specific ecosystem of our community, with the objective of maintaining a healthy and sustainable environment. Master Gardeners offer many events with close-up hands-on experiences through school events, the Fluvanna County Public Library summer program, and at local fairs and festivals. Homeowners rely on Master Gardener assistance through the information help desk at the library or online. And each winter there is a training program for future Master Gardeners.
The Horticultural Scholarship is just one of the local efforts. Students must reside in the county and be planning to continue their post-secondary education in the 2025-26 school year.
“There is an incredible variety of occupations related to horticulture,” said Donna McCarthy, chair of the FMG scholarship committee, “and our $1,000 scholarship can be applied to post-secondary studies in any one of them. Our goal is to encourage involvement in careers related to this very important aspect of living and working in Fluvanna County.”
Applications must be sent to the FMG office at the Virginia Cooperative Extension offices in Fork Union and received by the deadline of April 4. Full information and the application form are available on the Master Gardener website homepage, www.fluvannamg.org.
Funds for the horticulture scholarship come from the Annual Fluvanna Master Gardener Plant Sale which offers a wide variety of native plants, pollinator attractors, perennials, annuals, and vegetables. This year’s plant sale is Saturday, May 3, 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the Jefferson Shopping Center Park ‘n Ride at Turkeysag Plaza in Palmyra.
