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September 2019 Public Education Events
September 2019 Public Education Programs include the following classes:
• Garden Talk – Good Gardens All Start With Good Soil
• Fall Lawn Care and Turf Alternatives
• Permaculture Ideas for Small Urban Yards
• Landscaping Techniques and Native Plants for Wet Sites
Special Events include:
•Simpson Gardens Stroll
•Wednesday Central Library Garden Talks with AFAC;
•Organic Vegetable Garden Pepper Fest!
•Glencarlyn Library Community Garden Autumnfest
•Simpson Park Gardens Fall Open House.
Don’t forget to check out our Plant Clinics as well! Continue reading
Posted in Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, Organic Vegetable, Organic Vegetable Demonstration Garden, Public Education, Public Education Events, Simpson Gardens, Teaching Garden, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged AutumnFest, composting, food forest, Lawns, Organic Vegetable Garden, Pepperfest, permaculture, Simpson Garden Strolls, soil, wet sites
New Plant Clinic in Alexandria!
We are excited to announce the NEW Beatley Library Plant Clinic! If you live on the west side of Alexandria, you can now bring your plant questions to the library every other Tuesday evening and get help from our talented … Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, Public Education
Tagged Alexandria, Beatley Library, Plant Clinic
PERENNIAL: Eutrochium dubium (Eastern or Coastal Joe-Pye Weed)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This more diminutive Joe Pye Weed is native to the eastern coastal plain and can be found in swamps, shores, and wet meadows. Continue reading
Many Mints at the United States Botanic Garden
Check out the lovely mint exhibit at the U.S. Botanic Garden! Continue reading
