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View from the Garden – Glencarlyn Community Library Garden
by Wendy Mills, Certified Master Gardener A growing body of research is proving what we know intuitively: Nature is good for us—physically, mentally, and cognitively. When we spend time in nature—whether in a national park or a backyard garden—we feel … Continue reading
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Tagged and More Creative, Corylus avellana, Euonymus americanus, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Glencarlyn Community Library Garden, green ash tree, Healthier, Last Child in the Woods, red buckeye tree, The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Toadshade, Trillium sessile
View from the Glencarlyn Library Demonstration Garden
By Paul Nuhn, Certified Master Gardener As I write this column, we have experienced a warmer February but a typically cold and windy March. This warm spell sent many of our plants into believing spring was upon them. Mother Nature … Continue reading
Crazy Mixed up February (and March!)
by Judy Funderburk, Master Gardener “Spring” … sprung or unsprung? In the middle of what is supposed to be winter, when the days are still relatively short and the nights long, the plants in the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden are … Continue reading
‘Tis the Season — A Meditation on Wonder
By Judy Funderburk, Master Gardener “Our aliveness depends on our ability to sustain wonder.” This quote from my daily meditation book, The Book of Awakening, by Mark Nepo, rings true to me. I immediately think of Rachel Carson whose book … Continue reading
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Autumnfest at the Glencarlyn Library Demonstration Garden
By Judy Funderburk, Certified Master Gardener AUTUMNFEST! The word brings to the mind’s eye pumpkins of every size and color, Indian corn, colored leaves, a freshness in the air.
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New Brochure for Glencarlyn Library Community Garden Is Big Hit
By Judy Funderburk Everyone who sees our new brochure says something nice: “It’s beautiful.” “It leads you into the Garden.” “It helps you learn more about the plantings in each of the 10 garden sections.”
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Library Garden Receives Gift from Campbell Elementary 2nd Graders
By Judy Funderburk Ms. Jessica Berg’s 2nd grade class walked from their school to the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden bearing a gorgeous homemade gift! It is a wind chime made from repurposed bamboo that the children found invading the back of … Continue reading
View From the Glencarlyn Library Demonstration Garden
By Judy Funderburk, Master Gardener Suddenly I smelled a wonderful fragrance. I was kneeling down in the Asian Garden to prune back last year’s dried up heart-shaped leaves from the perennial commonly called Bishop’s Hat, Barrenwort, or Fairy Wings (Epimedium … Continue reading
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VIEW FROM THE GARDEN
It’s the time of year when Gardeners talk enthusiastically about “Spring Ephemerals,” using this term to describe native wildflowers, such as Virginia Bluebells, Trout Lily, Toothwort, Spring Beauty, Bloodroot, Trillium and Woodland Phlox. The word ‘ephemeral’ often means short-lived, but in the case of native plants, transitory is more accurate. Continue reading
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