Caring for Your Native Plants Garden in the Summer
Our newest resource has information on tasks appropriate to the summer season and year-long practices to encourage and support local wildlife with native plants.
VINE: Wisteria frutescens (American Wisteria)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Native to wet forests and stream banks of the southeastern U.S., this climbing vine has richly colored, sweetly fragrant flowers, although not as dramatic or as rampant as its Asian cousins. The Virginia Native Plant Society selected American Wisteria as Wildflower of the Year for 2021.
Vine – climber, twiner, and liana by another name
A vine is a plant that is too slender, flexible, or weak to support itself but climbs, twines, or trails along a surface to grow. If you're considering using vines to add another dimension to your garden, learn about their advantages and disadvantages and the havoc invasive vines can cause.
Come visit VCE at the 2024 Arlington County Fair!
The Arlington County Fair is almost here! Drop by the Virginia Cooperative Extension booth for information and answers to your questions plus activities for adults and children.
PERENNIAL: Iris virginica (Virginia or Southern Blue Flag)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
The wetland species of Southern Blue Flag and Northern Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) grow in Mid-Atlantic tidal marshes and wet meadows, but the former is mostly found from Virginia southward to Florida. Both share similar growth habits and showy flowers that attract hummingbirds.
The Vegetable Garden Problem Solving Handbook
In Susan Mulvihill’s The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook, you will discover how to get your plants off to a healthy start, how to properly identify plant pathogens, how to troubleshoot problems like pollination issues and weather-related disorders, and how to prevent ailments such as fruit cracking, leaf roll, and blossom end rot.