Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
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Ament, another word for catkin, is a racemiform or spiciform inflorescence. Aments/catkins are unisexual and appear on monoecious species, like birch, hickory, hornbeam, oak, and walnut, which bear both male and female flowers on the same plant or dioecious species, like willow, that bear male and female flowers on separate plants.
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This Aster family member delights with charming composite flowers for three weeks from late March to May. It can naturalize to create colonies where its basal rosettes form a dense, year-round carpet in naturalistic gardens, flower borders, or rock gardens.
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Vegetable gardening information and events for May.
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If you are looking for generational impact in a living tree, consider Quercus alba (white oak).
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Bring your gardening questions to the EMG plant clinics in Arlington and Alexandria.
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Look closely at the relationship between soil and water and learn about techniques for managing water in home gardens.
