Patrick & Henry Community College -212 Wood Brothe  - Stuart, VA 24171 

Join us in person for the Patrick County Master Gardener Symposium! Please join us as Patrick County Master Gardeners present our 2026 Spring Symposium: Supporting Our Native Birds and Bees ..”Let's Talk” Yes! Let's talk, and listen, and learn as we welcome three terrific speakers who will be discussing the contrasting, but essential roles that both European honeybees and our native bees perform as pollinators; in addition to the interconnected relationships between native plants, native pollinators and native birds in the bigger picture of Virginia's native habitats. PLUS!!! ~Grab a free lunch tote! ~Visit and shop our vendor booths before, after, and between sessions! ~Join us for Lunch! ~Take home a complimentary, Native Orange Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) to plant in your garden and celebrate our native pollinators! Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Get Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/patrick-county-master-gardener-spring-symposium-tickets-1979418799915 - $18 to $25. Free Parking. Speakers: Alex Tuchman, James Foley and Dan Bieker.