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Open House at the Sunny and Quarry Shade Gardens
Looking forward to seeing you at the Sunny and Shade Gardens Open House on October 14 from 1-3 p.m.!
Get ideas for the right plant for that special place in your yard:
Tour the gardens;
Get advice from Master Gardeners;
Programs by the VCE agent and activities for kids;
Take home some free seeds; and
Try your luck in a plant raffle. Continue reading
Posted in Shade Garden, Sunny Garden
Tagged Annual Tour, Bon Air Park, MGNV Sunny Garden, Open House, Quarry Shade Garden, Tour
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Happy Pollinator Week! Happy 25th Anniversary!
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
Posted in Demonstration Gardens, Event
Tagged 850 North Lexington Street, Arlington 4-H/Junior Master Gardeners, Arlington Regional Master Naturalists, Arlington Rose Foundation, Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment, Beekeepers Association of Northern Virginia, Bluemont Park, Bon Air Park, environmental stewardship, Memorial Rose Garden, MGNV, MonarchWatch, pollinators, sustainable gardening, VCE
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Happy 25th Anniversary Quarry/Shade Garden!
Written by Mary Free, Certified Master Gardener Twenty-six years ago, Bon Air Park’s Quarry/Shade Garden was neither a quarry nor a garden. The 40‘ x 30’ site, once used as a quarry for inferior- grade building stone, sat idle and … Continue reading