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Tag Archives: A. tuberosa

Photographing the Tried and True Sheets: Part 2 – Capturing Flowers and Fruits

Posted on March 23, 2015 by mgnv

Written by Mary Free, Certified Master Gardener Part One of Photographing the Tried and True Sheets explored how best to capture the forms of plants and trees in photographs. You can read part one here! This week, a closer look at capturing … Continue reading →

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Posted in Community Gardens, Demonstration Gardens, Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, MG in the Garden, Public Education | Tagged A. tuberosa, Alexandria, Arlington, Asclepias tuberosa, bumble bee, bumble bees, Echinacea, Echinacea purpurea, Euonymus, Euonymus americanus, Flower, fruits, Glencarlyn Community Library Garden, Glencarlyn Library, Heart's-a-Bustin', insect, insects, liatris, liatris spicata, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, MGNV, MGNV Sunny Garden, milkweed bug nymphs, milkweed bugs, milkweed nymphs, monarch butterflies, monarch butterfly, Monarch caterpillars, Native plants, non-natives, perennials, photographing plants, pollinators, skippers, Sunny Garden, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic | Leave a comment
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