Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program
Virginia Cooperative Extension (1995-)
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
RG.26.02.01
6 Cubic Feet
5 boxes
ca. 1970s-2000s
This collection contains four boxes of slide sets, some with related scripts, for the Virginia Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Program. Most materials are undated, but likely date from between the 1970s and early 2000s. Topics include flowers, fruits, vegetables, trees, landscaping, gardening, composting, and careers in horticulture.
The materials in the collection are in English.
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program, RG 26/2/1, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in October 2012.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program was completed in May 2015.
Administrative History
From the Master Gardener Program website:
The Master Gardener training was created by Extension to meet an enormous increase in requests from home gardeners for unbiased, research-based horticultural information. This increase was a result of the urban and transient nature of modern American life.
Master Gardeners provide a resource for all Extension program areas and for professionals from many other agencies. They provide communities with locally identified programs, including answers to individual questions via hotlines and plant clinics; radio, newspaper, and computer links; educational programs to meet targeted needs; education for the preservation of historic landscapes; urban tree planting programs; and guidance in making the natural environment accessible to all residents regardless of disabilities, incomes, or where they live.
More information about the Master Gardner Program is available online at the Virginia Cooperative Extension website.
Scope and Content
This collection contains four boxes of slide sets, some with related scripts, for the Virginia Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Program. Most materials are undated, but likely date from between the 1970s and early 2000s. Topics include flowers, fruits, vegetables, trees, landscaping, gardening, composting, and careers in horticulture.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 14 series by broad topic area. Each series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
- Series I: Annuals and Perennials
- Series II: Careers in Horticulture
- Series III: Flowers
- Series IV: 4-H
- Series V: Fruits and Vegetables
- Seires VI: Gardening and Composting
- Series VII: Indoor Houseplants and Indoor Gardening
- Series VIII: Landscaping and Lawns
- Series IX: Pesticides and Fertilizer
- Series X: Plants/Trees/Shrubs
- Series XI: Pruning
- Series XII: Turfgrass Maintenance
- Series XIII: Weed Control
- Series XIV: Miscellaneous slides
Rights Statement for Archival Description
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Agricultural extension work
Agriculture
Food Technology and Production
History of Food and Drink
Virginia Cooperative Extension (1995-)
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)
Series I: Annuals and Perennials Annuals for a Shady Location 11Annuals Grown for their Colorful Foliage #112Annuals Grown for their Colorful Foliage #213Introduction to Perennials 14Perennials (2 folders)15-6Perennials Adapted to a Dry Location 17Perennials Adapted to Dry Locations 18Perennials Adapted to a Moist Location (2 folders)19-10Perennials for Continuous Bloom111Perennials for Partial Shade112Perennials for a Sunny Location 113Perennials Grown for their Foliage114Perennials Suitable for Naturalizing (2 folders)115-16Program Annuals 117Series II: Careers in HorticultureCareers in Horticulture #1 (2 folders)118-19Careers in Horticulture (2 folders)120-21Careers in Horticulture #3122Master Gardener College Event (1999-2000)1999-2000123Series III: FlowersAAS Winning Flowers #1124AAS Winning Flowers (3 folders)1977-1997125-27Azaleas in the Garden #1128Dried Flowers for Arrangements129Exhibiting and Judging Flowers #1130Exhibiting and Judging Flowers #2131Flowers132aFlower Arrangements for Christmas 132Roses #1133Roses #1, #521134Wild Flowers135Wild Flowers of Virginia 136Series IV: 4-H4H Chesterfield Urban Gardening1982137a4H Garden Ecology1374H Horticulture Motivational 1384H Horticulture Slide Set and Record Sheet 1394H Kitchen Garden Project #11404H Kitchen Garden Project 1414H Motivational #11424H Mum Project 1434H Planting Ornamental Trees and Shrubs (2 folders)144-454H Vegetable Garden Project Original 1464H Vegetable Garden Project147Series V: Fruits and VegetablesAAS and Vegetable Pupes21AAS: Vegetables1977-199822AAS Vegetables 1997-199823Better Nutrition through Family Vegetable Gardens (SI)24Dwarf Apples on a Fence25Home Vegetable Diseases #526Home Vegetable Garden Practice27Judging Fruits and Vegetables 28Judging Fruits and Vegetables #229Peach and Nectarines210Proper Management of Fertilizers in Home Vegetable Gardens211Selected Vegetable Diseases (2 folders)212-13Small Fruit Culture: Black Raspberry 214Small Fruit Culture: Red Raspberry215Small Fruit Varieties and Culture216Starting Your Own Vegetable Seed217Strawberry Culture #1, #572218Strawberry Culture #2219The Minimum Chemical Vegetable Garden (3 folders)220-22Tree Fruit in the Home Garden223Unusual Vegetables for the Home Garden #1224Using Organic Materials int he Vegetable Garden225Vegetable Gardening for the Beginner (4 folders)226-29Vegetable Gardening for the Beginner #3230Vegetable Gardening for the Beginner #6231Vegetable Gardening for the Beginner #9232Vegetable Gardening for the Beginner #11233Vegetable Insects234Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden #1235Vegetable Varieties for the Home Garden #2236Series VI: Gardening and CompostingBackyard Composting1993-01237Backyard Composting (3 folders)238-40Biblical Garden 241Composting Slide Set (Original)242Container Gardening243Container Gardening: Principles and Practices (2 folders)244-45Denver Botanic Gardens245aFall and Winter Garden Care246Fighting Drought in the Home Garden247Flower Beds and Boarders248Garden Insects #2249Gardening in a Small Space #1250Gardening in a Small Space #2251Gardening in a Small Space #4252Gardening in a Small Space #5253Gardening in a Small Space #6254Gardening in Small Spaces #2255Gardening in Small Spaces #10256Gardening in Raised Beds #1257Gardening in Raised Beds #3258Gardening in Raised Beds #4259Gardening in Raised Beds #5260Gardening to Encourage Wildlife #1261Gardening in Small Plots262Herb Culture for the Home Garden 263Herbs for the Home and Garden #1264Insects of the Home Garden (2 folders)31-2Longwood Gardens 33Longwood Slides34Minimum Chemical Garden #235Minimum Chemical Garden #336Minimum Chemical Garden #437Minimum Chemical Garden #538Rock Gardens39Water Gardens and Pools #2310Welcome to VCE Master Gardening 311Welcome to VCE Master Gardening2001-01312Welcome to VCE Master Gardening Power Point313Series VII: Indoor Houseplants and Indoor GardeningFlower Arranging for the Home #2314Flowering Houseplants (3 folders)315-17Flowering Houseplants Set #1318Flowering Houseplants Set #4319Flowering Houseplants Set #5320Houseplants for the Home (2 folders)321-22Houseplants for the Home #3323Indoor Landscaping324Indoor Plantscaping (3 folders)325-27Indoor Plantscaping #2328Indoor Plantscaping (Copy 3)329Spring Bulb for Indoor Bloom330Series VIII: Landscaping and Lawns Calibrating Your Lawn Spreader (8 folders)331-38Calibrating Your Lawn Spreader #2339Construction of a Dry Wall (2 folders)340-41Focus on Nozzles342Ground Covers in the Landscape #1343Ground Covers in the Landscape #4344Landscape345Landscape Tree and Fertilization346Landscape Tree and Shrub Fertilization347Landscaping for Outdoor Living348Landscaping for Year Round Interest349Landscaping for the Home #2350Water Quality and Landscaping (5 folders)351-55Series IX: Pesticides and FertilizerApplying Pesticides Safely for the Environment (3 folders)356-58Insects Indoors358aLandscape Tree and Shrub Fertilization 359Pesticide Safety 360Proper Management of Fertilizer in Home Gardens 41Proper Management of Fertilizer in Home Vegetable Gardens (5 folders)42-6Proper Management of Fertilizer in Home Vegetable Gardens #247Proper Management of Fertilizer on Home Lawns (11 folders)48-18"Protecting Water Quality Through Proper Pesticide Use" Multimedia Kit (including VHS) (2 folders)51-2Reading and Understanding the Pesticide Label for the Home and Garden 419Understanding Pesticide Labels420Series X: Plants, Trees, and Shrubs Concepts of Ornamental Disease 421Concepts of Ornamental Disease Identification 422Deciduous Specimen Trees (O.S)428Drawing for Slide Sets (originals and 1 copy each)423Grafting #1424Herbaceous Ornamental Plants425Large Tree426Lists of Plant Materials for Special Uses427Plant Ailments429Plant Propagation (3 folders)430-32Plant Propagation #4433Plant Windows 434Plants Changing Man's Environment 435Plants for Hanging Baskets 436Plants that Withstand Adverse Conditions (2 folders)437-38Shrubs439aShrubs for a Shady Location 439Stress and Salt440The Reasons for Planting Shade and Ornamental Trees441Things Plants Need- Garden Ecology 442Transplanting Techniques for Community Trees 443Winterizing Your Trees and Shrubs (2 folders)444-45Winterizing Your Trees and Shrubs #5446Series XI: PruningPruning: Principles and Practices (2 folders)447-48Pruning: Principles and Practices (Missing Slide # 3, 15, 17, 42, and 59)449Pruning Shrubs and Trees 450Series XII: Turfgrass Maintenance Turfgrass Establishment (2 folders)451-52Turfgrass Establishment Master Gardener453Turfgrass Maintenance (5 folders)454-58Series XIII: Weed Control 20 Common Weeds of Virginia Gardens 45920 Common Weeds of Virginia Gardens #146020 Common Weeds of Virginia Gardens #2461Weed Control in Your Garden462Weed I.D.463