Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Over 40 Years of Growing Gardens and Gardeners
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
The showy flowers of this native annual dangle on slender stalks mid-summer to early fall throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Water droplets glistening on its leaves and ripe capsules violently dispersing seeds when touched, give rise to its common names, #Jewelweed and #Touch-me-not, respectively.
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Vegetable gardening information and events for October.
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Discover the intriguing history of 50 plants that shaped civilization, from tomatoes to barley, and their impact on our world in Stephen Harris's book, 50 Plants that Changed the World.
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The Small Space Garden, tucked into a courtyard at the Fairlington Community Center, is a hub of activity on Sunday mornings from May to November. This petite demonstration garden, overseen by Master Gardener volunteers, and its associated plant clinic draw adults and children who are shopping at the adjacent Fairlington Farmers Market at 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington, VA 22206.
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Commonly found in the forest understory or as a landscape ornamental, this high wildlife value native with four-season interest is both official floral and arboreal emblems of Virginia. The Virginia Native Plant Society honored #FloweringDogwood as Wildflower of the Year in 2018.
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In everyday conversation, when a form resembles an egg, we simply say it is egg-shaped. In botany, the terms ovate, obovate, ovoid, and obovoid describe egg-shaped plant parts. Similar shapes are oval, elliptic, and ellipsoid. Can you distinguish among these shapes when describing a leaf or fruit?
