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Rosemary and Lavender: Hardy Herbs That Often Survive Our Winters – and Spice up or Calm Down the Gardener or Cook
Here in the midst of winter we invite you to learn more about rosemary and lavender – their backgrounds, growth habits, and needs; their culinary, fragrance, and medicinal uses. Both herbs are ingredients for food or drink served as “tastes” at our annual AutumnFest celebration in mid-September. Continue reading
Posted in Herbs, MG in the Garden, Recipes
Tagged lavender, rosemary
The Long View – Meditations on Gardening (Color and Texture Sustain the Winter Garden)
One of a series of occasional essays by Christa Watters. Certified Master Gardener Color and Texture Sustain the Winter Garden It’s not all bleak out there, not even in our gardens. If we’ve planted wisely and well, plant life continues … Continue reading
The Long View – Meditations on Gardening (A Venture in Guerrilla Gardening)
Not all gardeners have big plots. So sometimes we just exploit what’s nearby. It’s a bit iffy, but taking a little risk and adding a dollop of luck and patience, some digging and weeding and a mix of bought and donated plants can pay off. Witness the former parking lot island near my town house. It used to be a dog- and sun-seared plot of weedy grass that never looked good after the first green flush of spring. Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, The Long View – Meditations on Gardening
Tagged allium bulbs, bees, butterflies, cleome, daffodils, Echinacea, lavender, Master Gardener, MGNV, pollinators, redbud, rosemary, Shasta daisies, tulips, zinnia
The Long View – Meditations on Gardening (Why We Garden)
Heeding the call to garden in an environmentally sound manner is a worthy objective. Continue reading
Culinary, Fragrant & Medicinal HERBS !
If herbs are in your garden or your future garden, you won’t want to miss AutumnFest, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Glencarlyn Library Community Garden. Continue reading
Posted in Demonstration Gardens, Event, Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, Herbs
Tagged Alexandria, annuals, Arlington County and Alexandria, AutumnFest, basil, dill, ferns, Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, herb, herb garden, lavender, non-natives, nutmeg, perennials, pineapple sage, rosemary, shrubs, The Complete Book of Herbs, Trees, tropicals, Virginia Cooperative Extension Demonstration
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