Between the Rows – A Guide to Vegetable Gardening:
January 2023
Vegetable Gardening information for January 2023
Between the Rows – A Guide to Vegetable Gardening:
TREE: Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Common in the southeast, this low maintenance, ornamental shade tree is prized for its timber and sweet, gummy aromatic sap, from which it derives its common name. It is distinguished by star-shaped leaves as well as prickly seed balls that litter the ground as they drop from fall to spring.
Featured Glossary word: Alate New in 2022!
Featured Glossary Word: Alate New in 2022!
alate: winged
When you hear the word wings, you probably visualize birds, insects, or planes. Unless you are a botanist or an avid gardener, plants are not images that you first call to mind. However, some plant species have alate or winged parts.
The Season of Giving (and receiving) Houseplants: Part 2
While poinsettias and holiday cacti. are two of the most popular plants to pop up this time of year, there are a few more that are worth bringing home and shining a spotlight on. Read on to learn about Norfolk Island Pine, Frost Moss, and Amaryllis.
VINE: Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet or Coral Honeysuckle)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Low maintenance and showy, Trumpet Honeysuckle blooms intermittently until frost with coral flowers and red fruit present together. A more compact cultivar, ‘John Clayton,’ produces fragrant yellow flowers and copious orange-red fruit. It was discovered in 1991 on the grounds of a 17th century Virginia church. The species name “sempervirens” refers to the plant’s evergreen habit, particularly in the South. The Virginia Native Plant Society selected Trumpet Honeysuckle as Wildflower of the Year for 2014.
Featured Glossary word: Perfoliate
Beautiful Ground Covers Video
The Glencarlyn Library Community Garden coordinators have recently created a new series of short videos highlighting the beauty of native plants. We are sharing these videos on our website every month as well as glossary words that go along with each month's topic. This month's focus is on native ground covers.