Category Archives: MG in the Garden

Continuing Tradition, Introducing Change: The Quarry Shade Garden

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

The new(ish) leadership of our Quarry Shade Demonstration Garden has reinvigorated the garden with more native plants. Continue reading →

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VINE: Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet Honeysuckle)

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Low maintenance and showy, Trumpet Honeysuckle blooms intermittently until frost. Check out Mary Free’s video of Hummingbirds feasting on Lonicera flowers.  Continue reading →

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PERENNIAL: Chelone glabra (White Turtlehead)

Posted on August 3, 2018 by

This week’s Tried and True selection is the perennial Chelone glabra (White Turtlehead). Its white tubular Snapdragon-like flowers are said to resemble turtle heads. Continue reading →

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Between the Rows – August Edition

Posted on August 1, 2018 by

Welcome veggie gardeners! 
It’s time to check out the August VCE Garden Guide for vegetable and herb gardening! Continue reading →

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TREE: Oxydendrum arboreum (Sourwood)

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

Oxydendrum arboreum (the Sourwood tree) is this week’s selection for Tried and True Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Continue reading →

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PERENNIAL: Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern Columbine)

Posted on July 20, 2018 by

Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern Columbine) is this week’s selection for Tried and True Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Continue reading →

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