Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
40 Years of Growing Gardens and Gardeners
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Although bottomlands are its natural home, this handsome, long-lived native tree thrives in cultivated landscapes. The Alexandria Bicentennial Tree, a #WillowOak, dates back to about 1707. The National Park Service notes that Quercus supports more life forms than any other NA tree genus.
#mgnv #mastergardeners #fallfestival #duncanlibrarygarden
Join MGNV for our 2nd annual Fall Festival! We will have an “Ask the Master Gardener” table, kids' activities, a plant sale, free saplings, hand-crafted pottery, a food truck, tool sharpening, and more.
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
The showy flowers of this native annual dangle on slender stalks mid-summer to early fall throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Water droplets glistening on its leaves and ripe capsules violently dispersing seeds when touched, give rise to its common names, #Jewelweed and #Touch-me-not, respectively.
#veggiegardening #vegetablegardening #mgnv #urbanagriculture
Vegetable gardening information and events for October.
#gardening #mgnv #book review
Discover the intriguing history of 50 plants that shaped civilization, from tomatoes to barley, and their impact on our world in Stephen Harris's book, 50 Plants that Changed the World.
#mgnv #mastergardener #smallspacegardening
The Small Space Garden, tucked into a courtyard at the Fairlington Community Center, is a hub of activity on Sunday mornings from May to November. This petite demonstration garden, overseen by Master Gardener volunteers, and its associated plant clinic draw adults and children who are shopping at the adjacent Fairlington Farmers Market at 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington, VA 22206.
