Word Quiz of the Week
Often, and erroneously, referred to as berries, what type of fruit do holly, fringetree, and partridge-berry have?
SHRUB: Viburnum prunifolium (Black Haw)
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
The upright oval crown common in the young plants of this elegant shrub often becomes, with age, irregular with drooping lower branches. Creamy white flowers give way to pink berry-like fruits, edible when ripened to deep blue-black.
Restoring Nature Action 4: Choose Plants to Support Insects, Birds, and Other Wildlife
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Action 4 of our Restoring Nature series calls for choosing plants to provide pollen, nectar, and other food sources for insects, birds, and other wildlife.
March is the Time to Start Seeds Indoors
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If you like to be able to choose exactly the vegetables you want to eat and grow in your garden, March is the time to start your seeds indoors.
Word Quiz of the Week
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Is the first flower to bloom on a cyme at the top or the bottom of the main axis?
GROUND COVER: Chrysogonum virginianum (Green-and-Gold)
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This low, spreading ground cover forms a star-studded mat of velvety foliage that is as attractive at the front of a formal border as it is in a naturalistic setting. In the Mid-Atlantic Region, it is mostly found in Virginia.