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Blooming RED, White, and Blue
As promised, here is a follow up to our Planning for the Red, White and Blue series on patriotic gardens. Enjoy your holiday and our pictures of some of the red, white, and blue flowers that we found blooming in local gardens on July 4 of years past. Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden
Tagged Achillea millefolium, Archilochus colubris, Lonicera sempervirens, Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’, Patriotic gardens, pollinators, Red Flower Carpet®, red flowers, Rosa ‘Noare’, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Salvia microphylla, Scarlet Beebalm, small-leaf sage, trumpet honeysuckle, yarrow
MGNV has a YouTube Channel – All about Pollinators!
MGNV continues to expand our social media outreach, thanks to the leadership of two long time members of the Social Media Committee. We are taking advantage of National Pollinator Week to highlight our social media presence on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter … Continue reading
Posted in Pollinators, Public Education
Tagged Facebook, Instagram, Mystery Plants, pollinators, Videos, YouTube
June 2019 Public Education Events
June 2019 Public Education Classes include: Gardening for Pollinators – A Redesign of the Glencarlyn Pollinator Bed; Mosquitos and Ticks: Identification and Control; Welcoming Beautiful Butterflies, Moths and Other Critters; Ways to Get Rid of Weeds; and Succulents for Small Spaces.
Don’t miss these great special events: Sunny and Quarry Shade Gardens Open House; Ask a Master Gardener at the Organic Vegetable Garden; and the Simpson Garden Stroll.
And remember – plan NOW for Arlington County Fair Competitive Exhibits in August 2019! Continue reading
Posted in Event, Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, Organic Vegetable, Organic Vegetable Demonstration Garden, Public Education Events, Shade Garden, Simpson Gardens, Sunny Garden
Tagged Arlington County Fair, Gardening for Pollinators, Mosquitos and Ticks, Open House, Organic Vegetable Garden, pollinators, Quarry/Shade Garden and Sunny Garden at Bon Air Park, Simpson Garden Stroll, succulents, Weeds
Small Space Gardening for Pollinators
Homeowners with small yards or apartment dwellers with balconies may wonder what role they can play in supporting pollinators. The good news is that by selecting smaller sizes of woody plants and making creative use of containers, gardeners with limited space can enjoy appealing landscapes that attract a wide variety of these creatures. Continue reading
