Tag Archives: Arlington Regional Master Naturalists

City Nature Challenge 2019 – Calling All Gardeners!

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

By Amy Crumpton – Extension Master Gardener Is your cell phone a ubiquitous tool in your gardening efforts and education? Do you record spring ephemerals, leaf branching patterns, fleeting insects, roaming wildlife and indeterminate opportunistic flora? Then download iNaturalist to … Continue reading →

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Rick Darke, Noted Landscape Consultant, To Speak in Arlington in November

Posted on September 16, 2014 by

Rick Darke, a nationally known landscape design consultant and award-winning author, will discuss how to design home gardens that are both beautiful and able to support a broad array of wildlife on Wednesday, November 12, at the Arlington Central Library Auditorium. … Continue reading →

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Happy Pollinator Week! Happy 25th Anniversary!

Posted on June 13, 2014 by

Celebrate National Pollinator Week and the first day of summer at Bon Air Park. On June 21, 2014, the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia (MGNV) in cooperation with the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) and Arlington County will celebrate the 25th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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March was here, but where is Spring?

Posted on March 31, 2014 by

Written by Mary Free, Certified Master Gardener After one of the warmest winters on record, the March Shade Garden (pictured below) in Bon Air Park was awash in color with a parade of blooming bulbs, spring ephemerals, ornamental trees and … Continue reading →

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