August Notes from the Organic Vegetable Garden, in Potomac Overlook Regional Park
by Master Gardener Nancy Dowling Enough already, the tomatoes seem to be screaming. It’s too hot; you expect too much from me. And I agree. It is too hot to put …
High Summer at Simpson Gardens
By Master Gardener Christa Watters for the Simpson Crew We’ve survived a long siege of fairly relentless heat this summer as July brought day after day of 90-degrees and higher, …
For Your Pollinator Garden
Do you want to create or add to a pollinator garden? Do you look at lists of plants that claim to be superior at attracting pollinators, then wonder which ones really perform best?
If you wish to target bees, then consider native Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot).
The Shade Garden Showcases Ferns
by Dina Lehmann-Kim, Master Gardener Japanese Painted FernPhoto © 2016 Dina Lehmann-Kim While the Shade Garden at Bon Air Park is host to a wide variety of plants, the stars …
From the Organic Vegetable Demonstration Garden, July 2016
By Master Gardener Nancy Dowling If you enjoy growing vegetables, it’s probably due to the months of July and August – months when your garden starts to give back way …
Library Garden Receives Gift from Campbell Elementary 2nd Graders
Campbell 2nd grade class makes a wind chime made from repurposed bamboo that the children found invading the back of their schoolyard as a gift for the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden