Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Over 40 Years of Growing Gardens and Gardeners
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Native plants, especially those identified as “keystone” species, may be best suited to changing environmental conditions and provide critical support to wildlife but cultivars of native plants don't always offer these same benefits.
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This showy mint family member boasts a fragrance similar to bergamot oranges. Its aromatic leaves are used in herbal tea. Flowers attract myriad pollinators, especially native bees. The Virginia Native Plant Society named #WildBergamot Wildflower of the Year in 1993.
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Come tour the Organic Vegetable Garden and sample the many kinds of peppers we grow! Join us on Saturday, September 13 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Potomac Overlook Park. And check out our cool new resource - A Pepper Primer by MG intern Betty Belanus!
#mgnv #mastergardener #vegetable gardening #donateproduce OVG Pepperfest, donate your produce, Wednesday library talks and vegetable gardening to do lists!
Studies have shown that the particular selections gardeners make can have a tremendous impact on the diversity of life in our yards. Years of observations and research by University of Delaware entomologist Dr. Douglas Tallamy and his assistants have revealed that certain species of native plants, which he terms “keystone plants,” are especially supportive of a garden’s food web.
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
In eastern North American lowlands, the vigorous vine of native #Virgin’s-bower quickly climbs by twining or trails along the ground in twisted fashion. A prolific bloomer, its white flowers attract pollinators late summer into fall, followed by showy seed heads on female plants.
