Tours of the Demonstration Gardens at The Center at Belvedere

From 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1, the Piedmont Master Gardeners will offer educational exhibits and tours of the rose and pollinator demonstration gardens at The Center at Belvedere, 540 Belvedere Blvd. in Charlottesville. As part of The Center's programming during the International Council on Active Aging's Active Aging Week, the free tours will show how a rose garden can be successfully maintained with organic practices. Tours of the pollinator garden will highlight how an assortment of at least 70 percent native perennials, combined with nectar-rich annuals, will support pollinators across the growing season. Throughout the day, a Mobile Helpdesk staffed by Master Gardeners will answer gardening questions and provide resources such as kits for submitting soil test samples to Virginia Tech. To learn more about the day's activities, visit piedmontmastergardeners.org/events