Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Over 40 Years of Growing Gardens and Gardeners
The Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture (FOUA)/Plot Against Hunger 2024 Spring Garden Kickoff will feature panel discussions, speakers from participating gardens and food pantries, seed giveaways, demonstrations and more.
Winter gardens have their own special beauty. The Winter Garden: Celebrating the Forgotten Season by Naomi Slade, is a love letter with beautiful photography that celebrates the winter garden, and an inspiring guide to creating your own vibrant winter landscape.
Confused about the difference between moles and voles? There is a shorthand way to differentiate: Moles are meat eaters, and voles are vegetarian.
Tried and True Native Plant Selection for the Mid-Atlantic
Sensitive fern, with deeply lobed, chartreuse sterile fronds, is an excellent ground cover for low moist garden areas. It grows best sheltered from prevailing winds in soil that does not dry out. Fertile fronds are bead-like, hence its other common name.
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Noted for beautiful, exfoliating bark and multiple trunks, River Birch is an excellent food source for wildlife, supporting hundreds of species of lepidopterans and songbirds. It is commonly found in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of the Mid-Atlantic Region from Pennsylvania to Virginia.
Vegetable Gardening information and events for February.
