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Predator in the Urban Garden
By Christa Watters On a recent morning when I went out to the patio to fill the bird feeder, I looked up and thought maybe the neighbors had put one of those owl statues on their wall to deter unwanted birds and … Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden
Tagged Alexandria, Arlington, fall gardening, gardening, hawk, hawks, Master Gardeners, owl, owls, predators, Wildlife
The Long View – Meditations on Gardening (The End of Fall)
By Christa Watters One day the tulip magnolia next to my front door is still green – leaves fringed with yellow, spotted with brown here and there, yes, but basically still green, and on waking the next morning I see it still … Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, The Long View – Meditations on Gardening
Tagged Alexandria, Arlington, bird feeders, black spot, bulbs, camellia, Christa Watters, chrysanthemums, crabapple tree, daffodils, fall gardening, foliage, garden meditations, gardening, garlic chives, Lilium seed pods, Master Gardeners, Monarda, peonies, rambler roses, summer phlox, thinning perennials, tulip magnolia, tulips, Wildlife, wildlife plants
Exciting Happenings in Glencarlyn Library Garden
By Judy Funderburk What do Persimmons, Poe, and Painting have in common – besides the letter P?!? All three were exciting happenings in the Library Garden this fall. Our native persimmon tree (Diospyrus americana) grew her first two orange persimmons. They were so … Continue reading
Posted in Demonstration Gardens, Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, MG in the Garden
Tagged Alexandria, Annabelle Lee, Arlington, banana plant stalks, banana plants, Edgar Allen Poe, fall gardening, gardening, Glencarlyn Library Garden, Kenmore Middle School, Master Gardeners, persimmon tree, persimmons, The Raven
