Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Over 40 Years of Growing Gardens and Gardeners
As waning winter and early spring bring rising temperatures and daffodil blooms, you may notice tiny white flowers strewn through the lawn—some clustered in clumps; others scattered in dense mats. Plants with horizontal, creeping habit and tiny flowers that may appear to have ten petals are chickweed (Stellaria or Cerastium).
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What are the underground stems from which roots and shoots grow?
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This charming wildflower’s rose-pink blooms, somewhat resembling phlox, bring bright color to the spring garden, and its foliage is semi-evergreen in winter. It is native to dry forests, barrens, and outcrops in most of the Mid-Atlantic where it tolerates a range of soils.
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Action 3 in our Restoring Nature series emphasizes identifying and adding keystone plants to support the most wildlife species in our landscapes and yards.
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One of the common names of native ground cover Silene caroliniana is Sticky Catchfly; do you know why?
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.
