Welcome to the website of the James City County/Williamsburg (VA) Master Gardeners. We support Virginia Cooperative Extension with a range of public outreach and educational programs serving our area, including turf and lawn, landscape, and plant disease clinics, therapeutic gardening, extension help desk, and a range of gardening projects with children. Please follow the links to your left to explore our programs. Or, use the Google search bar (below) to look for a specific topic of interest to you.

Mission of the James City County/ Williamsburg (JCC/W) Master Gardeners

The purpose of the James City County/Williamsburg  Master Gardener is to learn, educate, and communicate environmentally sound horticultural practices to the community.  Trained by the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener volunteers are committed to offering information to the public through sustainable landscape  management educational programs.

Breaking News--Mattey's Garden wins Award!

We have just learned that Mattey's Garden has won the Beautification Award in the Service Clubs and Organizations for the City of Williamsburg---again!!! The garden has won this award, and numerous others, since its creation.

Mattey's Garden, at Matthew Whaley Elementary School on Scotland Street, was a project of the Williamsburg Garden Club and the JCC/W Master Gardeners, Mattey’s Garden was a gift to the city of Williamsburg for its 300th celebration and was dedicated in 1999. Each grade level is responsible for certain areas of the garden. The garden was awarded the Common Wealth Award as well as awards from the city of Williamsburg, Williamsburg Land Conservancy and the Historic Triangle Jamestown 2007 Beautification Contest. The garden is listed on the National Garden Association’s Children’s Garden Registry and has hosted numerous groups from around the state. Mattey’s Garden will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mattey's is maintained by JCC/W Master Gardeners along with students and parents from the school. It is truly a shining spot in the City of Williamsburg.

Healing thru Gardening, JCC/W Therapeutic Gardening Workshop

Wednesday September 22, 2010 8:00a.m.—3:30p.m.,
James City/Williamsburg Community Center
5301 Longhill Road Williamsburg
Details HERE

JCC/W MGs at Master Gardener College, June 2010

Anne Nielsen and Carol Fryer had this picture taken at MG College with the Virginia Tech mascot in front of the VT bayberry shrub logo. The mascot just happened to be there as we were going to class.