Between the Rows – A Guide to Vegetable Gardening:
December 2023
Vegetable gardening information and events for December.
Between the Rows – A Guide to Vegetable Gardening:
The Last Word
If you are unsure of what constitutes a native, non-native/alien, or invasive species, we offer definitions and explain why what you plant and grow on your property matters. Click on the words to learn more.
Invasive Plant Video: Chinese Silver Grass
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 Chinese Silver Grass (Miscanthus sinensis).
July-November Public Education Classes – now online!
New and updated public education classes offered July to November are now on the website in the Master Gardener Virtual Classroom.
PERENNIAL: Solidago rugosa (Rough-stemmed Goldenrod)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Golden sprays of flowers brighten gardens and natural habitats across the Mid-Atlantic Region from late summer to frost, supporting 115 species of pollinators—moths, butterflies, native bees... The cultivar ‘Fireworks’ is more compact, easier to contain, and flowers more vigorously than the species.
Private Gardens of the Potomac & Chesapeake
Private Gardens of the Potomac & Chesapeake invites readers to explore 15 private gardens in the greater Washington D.C., metro area. Designed by some of the region’s most well-known landscape architects, the gardens are in a variety of settings from an inner-city courtyard and rooftop to the suburbs to waterfront gardens along the Chesapeake Bay and related waters.