Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
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MGNV volunteers support Virginia Cooperative Extension to encourage and promote environmentally sound gardening practices in Arlington & Alexandria.
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
1d ago
Trees work hard providing food and habitat for wildlife and hosting services for butterflies and moths. Trees keep on working as they die and decay. Dead tree trunks left standing (snags), downed logs, fallen branches, and stumps continue to provide food and habitat, sometimes for years ..read more
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
5d ago
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic This attractive native is often found in bogs, swamps, and moist thickets. Although edible, the fruits’ acerbic taste often causes choking—hence the common name. However, its red coloring and healthy nutrients make it useful in food processing ..read more
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
1w ago
Our houseplant expert answers questions about how to help a plant that's lost leaves and how to pot up a cutting with water propagated roots ..read more
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
2w ago
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Delicate, arching, semi-evergreen leaves define this native sedge found in much of the Mid-Atlantic Region. In dry shade where lawn maintenance is a challenge, this substitute never needs mowing ..read more
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
2w ago
The Glencarlyn Library Community Garden coordinators have created a new series of short videos about locally invasive plants and native alternatives. This month's post is on Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana ..read more
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
2w ago
Vegetable gardening information and events for April 2024 ..read more
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
2w ago
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Common in woodlands throughout the Mid-Atlantic, this native provides seasonal interest from early spring blossoms through vivid fall color. Edible fruit is ready for picking early summer, but there will be competition with 58 wildlife and 35 bird species that use this tree ..read more
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
3w ago
How does one put into words the feelings of loss when two steadfast tree friends who stood as bookends towering over the Woodland/Shade, Native Plant, and Asian Gardens, are declared “unsafe?” Each of these carefully cultivated teaching gardens within the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden suddenly lost its shade as our two oldest trees were cut down to stumps within weeks of each other ..read more
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
1M ago
Tried and True Native Plant Selection for the Mid-Atlantic Southern Lady Fern typically grows in wooded ravines, moist woods, and floodplains from southern New England to the southern United States. This native is common throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region, except for northern/northeastern Pennsylvania. Delicate and graceful, feathery fronds give rise to its name ..read more
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
1M ago
The Glencarlyn Library Community Garden coordinators have created a new series of short videos about locally invasive plants and native alternatives. This month's post is on Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna ..read more