Tag Archives: Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia

TREE: Acer rubrum (Red Maple)

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
The Red Maple tolerates the widest variety of soil conditions of any North American forest species. Continue reading →

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MGNV has a new look!

Posted on December 7, 2017 by

We are happy to unveil our new logo! Thanks to the Logo Committee: Sue McIver, Carol Goldberg & Elena Rodriguez and to Patti Maurer at Skinny Cat Designs 

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Fall Colors in the Shade Garden

Posted on November 27, 2016 by

by Dina Lehmann-Kim, Master Gardener Fall on the East Coast usually conjures up the colors associated with the incredible display of the season’s changing leaves— brilliant oranges, fiery reds, and bright yellows. The Shade Garden has some of these, but … Continue reading →

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August Notes from the Organic Vegetable Garden, in Potomac Overlook Regional Park

Posted on August 29, 2016 by

by Master Gardener Nancy Dowling Enough already, the tomatoes seem to be screaming. It’s too hot; you expect too much from me. And I agree. It is too hot to put out new fruit, too hot to stand up straight and … Continue reading →

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High Summer at Simpson Gardens

Posted on August 4, 2016 by

By Master Gardener Christa Watters for the Simpson Crew We’ve survived a long siege of fairly relentless heat this summer as July brought day after day of 90-degrees and higher, with humidity also pushing the limits. Some plants love the … Continue reading →

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Protected: Special Garden Bulletin

Posted on July 3, 2016 by

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