Spring is in full bloom in West Virginia and summer officially arrives on June 21. West Virginia Master Gardeners are busy in our gardens but continue to look forward to welcoming our guests in October.

The conference early bird registration deadline has been extended until July 9. The registration fee and day tour prices will remain at the early bird pricing until that date. Pricing for the Allegheny Highland post tour is now $390 (double occupancy); this is due to higher lodging costs that have been incurred. The pricing for this tour will increase again after July 9. All other pre- and post-tours will remain at the early bird pricing until July 9.

Master Gardeners from 37 states and three provinces have registered. The high volume of registrations can be seen in the popularity of several of the sessions which are nearing capacity. Several day tours are also nearly full. Once these sessions and tours are filled they will no longer appear on the electronic registration page. If you plan to mail in your registration form we recommend you choose three options for each slot and rank them in order of preference.
If you order merchandise, please check your receipt to ensure your goodies will be waiting for you upon your arrival. If your receipt does not show a charge for the merchandise please contact the registration committee.

Consider visiting the wild and wonderful areas of West Virginia by registering for a pre- or post-tour. The Allegheny Highland tour will take visitors to a unique area where they will see spectacular waterfalls, rock outcroppings and beautiful mountains. The West Virginia Heritage tour provides an opportunity for a candlelight dinner in the historic Blennerhasset mansion, lodging in a lovely restored hotel and an opportunity to shop for fine arts and crafts. Other tours offered can take you to the historic Eastern Panhandle, the first region of West Virginia to be settled, or our Northern Panhandle and beautiful Greenbrier Valley.

Please share this information with Master Gardeners in your area. If you have any questions, please contact us so that we can answer them.

We hope to see you in Charleston for a time and place you will not forget!