Invasive Plant Video: Wintercreeper
The Glencarlyn Library Community Garden coordinators have created a new series of short videos about locally invasive plants and native alternatives. This month's post is on Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei).
New to the Glossary: Gynoecium, Carpel, Pistil
Many of us were taught in school that male flower parts are stamens, and female flower parts are pistils. More current botanical literature, however, says the female reproductive structure is made up of one or more carpels. So what's the difference between carpels and pistils, and what’s the gynoecium?
Gardening Tools and Books: Perfect Gifts for Gardeners
Stumped on what to give your favorite gardener? Check out these articles on a variety of gifts, recommended over the past few years by Extension Master Gardeners.
SHRUB: Ilex verticillata (Winterberry)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This native deciduous holly produces prodigious quantities of red, berry-like fruits, which decorate the plant mid-fall into early spring. Female cultivar ‘Red Sprite’ needs male ‘Jim Dandy’ to make fruit. Purchase at least two females and one male for a “berry” good show.
Between the Rows – A Guide to Vegetable Gardening:
December 2024
Vegetable gardening information and events for December.
GRASS: Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Common through most of the Mid-Atlantic Region, native Little Bluestem gives a brilliant landscape performance. Tight, erect, spiky bluish-green stems and leaves transition to a sizzling fall display of oranges, reds, yellows and purplish-browns topped by fluffy seed heads that persist into winter.