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Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This vigorous, ground-hugging shrub makes an excellent ground cover, suckering and filling in areas quickly. Its glossy foliage turns brilliant reds, oranges, yellows and purples in fall. It occurs more commonly in the mountains of the Mid-Atlantic Region than in the Piedmont.
Over the past few years, local residents have faced increasing problems with damaging downpours, flooding, and lingering wet spots on their properties. Learn how several Extension Master Gardeners living in Alexandria implemented sustainable practices for dealing with stormwater issues on their properties.
This is the time of year when the changing leaves pique our interest. If you pick up a leaf and look at it closely you’ll notice its veins follow a certain pattern. The arrangement of veins on a leaf is called venation, which is a starting point for many plant identification systems. One of the most common forms of venation is pinnate.
Vegetable gardening information and events for November.
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This sprawling aster (formerly classified as Aster divaricatus) traditionally blooms in late summer to early fall with numerous clusters of small white flowers. It is great for woodland gardens, where it grows vigorously and aggressively, even in dry shade. Although native throughout much of the Mid-Atlantic Region, it is infrequent to rare in the Coastal Plain and absent in southeastern Virginia.
The Glencarlyn Library Community Garden coordinators have created a new series of short videos about locally invasive plants and native alternatives. This series looks at individual invasive plants, discussing how to remove them and suggesting native plants to consider as replacements. This month's post is on Porcelainberry, (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata).
