Valley View Farms has scheduled seminars to be helpful and fun for our community. In addition to our classes, we have many informative handouts, plant diagnostic services, water testing for ponds, and extraordinary signage on all of our plants. Most important, we have friendly, knowledgeable personnel to assist in any way we can.* This year we will be donating $5.00 for every project created in our workshops to the WBAL Kids Campaign.
Create your own bonsai with step-by-step guidance from Martha and our bonsai mentors. A hands-on class that gives you a finished tree to take home.
Materials include a pot, indoor starter tree, soil, and wire. Tools may be borrowed.
Cost: $40.00
Our longtime partners in tree and shrub care, Alex Hinder and the team from Bartlett Tree Experts, will be here to answer your tree care questions. From pruning advice to Spotted Lanternfly concerns and bagworms in arborvitae, they’re here to help.
Stop in and see our selection of native trees, shrubs and perennial. Celebrate earth day by planting a tree today!
“The earth laughs in flowers.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
12 years! Like a tornado, our weekend festival featuring our own farm grown tomato plants will be here and gone quickly. 39 varieties, mostly heirlooms, will join the 34 varieties that we grow through April and May. Be here early for the best choice.
This weekend only, we’re adding dozens of pepper varieties—selected for their disease resistance and garden performance—to the 40 varieties already grown in our farm greenhouses. Our regular pepper selection is available from April through June.
We will also have one-time-only vegetable transplants available, including pumpkins, winter squash, and other seasonal varieties.
Explore the structure and seasonal beauty of maples and cone-bearing trees. Martha demonstrates shaping tips and practical ways to encourage strong trunk development
Photo credit : Heron's Bonsai
How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water groundcovers to replace your turf - 40 alternative choices for: - No Mowing. - No fertilizing. - No pesticides. - No problem!
Join Kathy Jentz, award-winning author, publisher, and podcaster, for an inspiring look at how reducing your lawn can create a more sustainable, lower-maintenance landscape. Discover plants that attract pollinators, support the environment, and bring new life to your yard. Be part of the Groundcover Revolution.
Add the soothing sound of water to your garden—no pond required! Learn how simple water features provide drinking spots for birds and butterflies while creating a peaceful garden retreat. Nick will demonstrate fountains, bubbling water features, and disappearing fountains.
Hannah will demonstrate several methods for drying flowers so you can preserve their beauty long after the growing season ends.
A focused session on de-candling pines and styling junipers—two of the most iconic bonsai groups.
Plants of the Month: Black Pine, Juniper
Join Martha for a guided walk through the nursery to identify promising bonsai candidates, followed by a styling demonstration.