Word Quiz of the Week
#MasterGardener #MGNV #Glossary
One of the common names of native ground cover Silene caroliniana is Sticky Catchfly; do you know why?
Planning for the Red, White, and Blue: Part 2
Discover the flowers, which have colored the landscape red, white, and blue in the #MGNV demonstration and other gardens on or around #July4, that you can plant to create your own patriotic garden to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
TREE: Betula lenta (Sweet or Black or Cherry Birch)
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
#SweetBirch shows off in fall with golden-yellow color—among the best of the birches—and in winter with the sheen of its young bark. Its fragrant foliage and twigs were historically a source of wintergreen flavoring. It is native to NoVA.
Keystone Plants for the Home Landscape, Part 2: Herbaceous Plants
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Keystone plants are native plants that play an especially large role in assuring the survival of other species in the ecosystem. While trees, shrubs, and vines in the woody keystone genera generally provide the greatest benefit, there are 21 herbaceous genera recommended by Doug Tallamy for the home landscape.
Word Quiz of the Week
#MasterGardener #MGNV #Glossary
What are the spots, raised bumps, or stripy scarifications often visible on the stems of trees like pawpaw, birch, and cherry?
Planning for the Red, White, and Blue: Part 1
With meteorological spring two weeks away, it’s time to do some garden planning. What better occasion than #GeorgeWashingtonDay (Presidents’ Day) to consider if those plans should include a nod to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with plants displaying red, white, or blue flowers, foliage, fruit, or bark.