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The Long View – Meditations on Gardening: Gardening in the Time of Pandemic
Occasional essays by Christa Watters, Extension Master Gardener Photos © Christa Watters Gardening in the Time of Pandemic Gardening is a lot like life, as I’ve often noted in this space. It is one long lesson in patience, and the … Continue reading
Seeing in the Winter Garden
As the cold of winter approaches, the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden winds down. Shorter days and colder temperatures signal some of the garden perennials that it is time drop leaves and turn brown, while for others it is their time to shine. Continue reading
Posted in Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, MG in the Garden
Tagged 'Red Sprite' winterberry holly, 'Winter Gold' winterberry hollies, Aronia arbutifolia, canna tubers, Cornus sericea ‘Baileyi’, Echinacea purpurea, Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’, Ilex verticillata, mockingbird, Musa basjoo, purple coneflower, red chokeberry, red twig dogwood, winter interest, witch-hazel
PERENNIAL: Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
The lovely coneflower is native to Ilinois, Missouri and Arkansas but supports so many beneficial insects and goldfinches that it functions as a native in the sunny garden in our area. Continue reading
Native Plants for Winter Interest
A number of plants native to our region provide continuing value and interest in our gardens into the winter. Their evergreen foliage or interesting bark add beauty to the landscape, while their berries, seeds, or stems provide support to wildlife through the cold months. Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden
Tagged American Holly, Betula nigra, Christmas fern, Cornus sericea, eastern Joe Pye weed, Eastern Red Cedar, Echinacea purpurea, Eutrochium dubium, Hamamelis virginiana, Ilex opaca, Ilex verticillata, Juniperus virginiana, Lonicera sempervirens, Mitchella repens, Native plants, native trumpet honeysuckle, New York ironweed, Partridgeberry, Polystichum acrostichoides, purple coneflower, red twig dogwood, River birch, Vernonia noveborascensis, winter interest, Winterberry Holly, witch-hazel
