Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Promoting environmentally sound gardening practices for over 35 years!
The Shade Garden at Bon Air Park in Arlington is one of the smallest of the demonstration gardens maintained by the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia. Located off Wilson Boulevard at 850 N. Lexington St., the garden hosts nearly 100 different plant varieties, a few of which may be unfamiliar, if not unusual, to visitors. Learn about three of the unusual plants in the garden.
To end Pollinator Week we bring you a tongue-under-chin story. In this short video, a queen Bombus impatiens (common eastern bumble bee) rests on the petals of a hydrangea.
This article by Jennifer Gagnon from Va Tech describes how to deal with the dangerous invasive, Heracleum mantegazzianum (Giant Hogweed), recently discovered in Virginia.
Besides showcasing a number of Virginia Tech resources, the Pollinator Protection Vital to Urban Agriculture poster, created for Pollinator Week 2017, lists eleven Best Management Practices for Pollinators in Northern Virginia.
The Complete Kitchen Garden: An Inspired Collection of Garden Designs & 100 Seasonal Recipes, by Ellen Ecker Ogden, is a delightful book that combines vegetable garden design, organic gardening tips, and recipes.
When spring finally arrived in the DC metro area, a rather showy groundcover had already made its presence known – lesser celandine or Ranunculus ficaria.
Despite its visual appeal, this groundcover is highly invasive.
