July-November Public Education Classes – now online!
New and updated public education classes offered July to November are now on the website in the Master Gardener Virtual Classroom.
PERENNIAL: Solidago rugosa (Rough-stemmed Goldenrod)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Golden sprays of flowers brighten gardens and natural habitats across the Mid-Atlantic Region from late summer to frost, supporting 115 species of pollinators—moths, butterflies, native bees... The cultivar ‘Fireworks’ is more compact, easier to contain, and flowers more vigorously than the species.
Private Gardens of the Potomac & Chesapeake
Private Gardens of the Potomac & Chesapeake invites readers to explore 15 private gardens in the greater Washington D.C., metro area. Designed by some of the region’s most well-known landscape architects, the gardens are in a variety of settings from an inner-city courtyard and rooftop to the suburbs to waterfront gardens along the Chesapeake Bay and related waters.
SHRUB: Viburnum prunifolium (Black Haw)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Common throughout the Mid-Atlantic, this elegant shrub grows mainly in thickets and woods. The oval crowns of young plants often become, with age, irregular with drooping lower branches. Creamy white flowers give way to pink berry-like fruits (drupes), edible when ripened to blue-black.
More Stormwater Management Solutions in Arlington County
More case studies of Arlington County Extension Master Gardeners who share their experiences dealing with stormwater and provide examples of actions taken in their own gardens that could lead to utility fee reductions.
TREE: Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress, Baldcypress)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Found along wet stream banks, swamps, and river bottoms, Bald Cypress has a root system, which often produces irregular structures called “knees” that rise above the ground or water’s surface. The tree is referred to as “bald” since it is deciduous.