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Monthly Archives: August 2019
TREE: Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)
This week’s Tried and True is the beautiful Redbud which not only has amazing flowers in spring but is full of fruit at this time of year. Read more and learn about cauliflory. Continue reading
Garden Myth Busters! Compost Tea
THE MYTH: Compost tea suppresses pathogens and enriches garden soil.
THE REALITY: Read on to learn more! Continue reading
Posted in Garden Myth Busters!, Intern Projects, Public Education
Tagged compost tea, Garden Myths
The Glencarlyn Pollinator Garden and the Importance of Pollinators
By Ana Karla Coudert & Shrive Beck, Extension Master Gardener Interns Photos © 2019 Elaine Mills What are pollinators and why are they important to humans? You may have heard that a butterfly is a pollinator, that pollinators flit from … Continue reading
PERENNIAL: Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Lobelias can be impressive, especially when dozens are growing together. Showy blue flowers are held on long flower stems and loved by hummingbirds and butterflies. Continue reading