Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
Over 40 Years of Growing Gardens and Gardeners
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This handsome, native, eastern North American evergreen is the State Flower of Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Its glossy, leathery leaves and dry capsules make lovely winter-season decorations. The Virginia Native Plant Society named #MountainLaurel as Wildflower of the Year in 1994.
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The second action item in our Restoring Nature series focuses on strategies to cultivate healthy soil.
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Kalmia latifolia (mountain laurel) flowers disperse their pollen using an explosive pollination method—vertical catapulting; which flower parts are involved in this process?
Get ready for the BIG SNOW! Here are some useful links to protect your garden from snow damage.
#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Once the dominant species of the North American tallgrass prairie, this native warm-season grass is noted for the open, airy appearance of its seed heads and the multi-season interest of its foliage. Many ornamental cultivars are available.
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In the world of indoor gardening, January is a month of dormancy for many of your plants. The most helpful thing you can do for your plants right now is to leave them alone. If you want your greenery to survive until spring, it’s time to adopt a "less is more" philosophy.
