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Winter Herb Supplement
Welcome HERB gardeners!
It’s time to check out the Winter Herb Supplement to the monthly post, Between the Rows – A Guide to Vegetable Gardening for vegetable and herb gardening! Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, Organic Vegetable, VCE
Tagged Guide to growing and using herbs, Herbs, VCE, Vegetable Gardening Guide
SHRUB: Ilex glabra (Inkberry)
Ilex gabra (Inkberry) is a holly species with lustrous, evergreen foliage all year. Continue reading
Seeing in the Winter Garden
As the cold of winter approaches, the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden winds down. Shorter days and colder temperatures signal some of the garden perennials that it is time drop leaves and turn brown, while for others it is their time to shine. Continue reading
Posted in Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, MG in the Garden
Tagged 'Red Sprite' winterberry holly, 'Winter Gold' winterberry hollies, Aronia arbutifolia, canna tubers, Cornus sericea ‘Baileyi’, Echinacea purpurea, Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’, Ilex verticillata, mockingbird, Musa basjoo, purple coneflower, red chokeberry, red twig dogwood, winter interest, witch-hazel
January 2019 Public Education Events
The January 2019 Public Education Events are open to all, but space may be limited so be sure to register online.
This month’s offerings include Sustainable Landscaping classes on Design Basics and Building Soil Health and Urban Agriculture classes on Selecting & Starting Seeds, and Grow Lights Show and Tell. Continue reading
TREE: Quercus alba (White Oak)
Tried and True Native Plant Selection for the Mid-Atlantic: This member of the white oak taxonomic group is an important plant to maintain biodiversity, and it supports an amazing 517 lepidoptera species. Continue reading
Caring for your LIVE Christmas Tree
For those of you who put up your tree soon after Thanksgiving, check ou these tips from Extension AgentKirsten Ann Conrad on caring for your live Christmas tree (hint: WATER). Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden
Tagged live Christmas trees, transplanting, Trees
