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PERENNIAL: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster)
Learn more about these lovely asters and watch a video with monarchs and other pollinators. Continue reading
Posted in Pollinators, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged monarch butterflies, New England Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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PERENNIAL: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster)
Learn more about these lovely asters and watch a video with monarchs and other pollinators. Continue reading
Posted in Pollinators, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged monarch butterflies, New England Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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Milkweed Pods, Bugs and Monarchs
Watch this video–listen carefully for a munching sound–and see what you are missing if you don’t grow milkweed. Continue reading
Posted in Pollinators, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Tagged Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias syriaca, Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly Weed, common milkweed, milkweed bugs, monarch butterflies, Swamp Milkweed
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Photographing the Tried and True Sheets: Part 2 – Capturing Flowers and Fruits
Written by Mary Free, Certified Master Gardener Part One of Photographing the Tried and True Sheets explored how best to capture the forms of plants and trees in photographs. You can read part one here! This week, a closer look at capturing … Continue reading
Posted in Community Gardens, Demonstration Gardens, Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, MG in the Garden, Public Education
Tagged A. tuberosa, Alexandria, Arlington, Asclepias tuberosa, bumble bee, bumble bees, Echinacea, Echinacea purpurea, Euonymus, Euonymus americanus, Flower, fruits, Glencarlyn Community Library Garden, Glencarlyn Library, Heart's-a-Bustin', insect, insects, liatris, liatris spicata, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, MGNV, MGNV Sunny Garden, milkweed bug nymphs, milkweed bugs, milkweed nymphs, monarch butterflies, monarch butterfly, Monarch caterpillars, Native plants, non-natives, perennials, photographing plants, pollinators, skippers, Sunny Garden, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
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