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Open House at the Sunny and Quarry Shade Gardens
Looking forward to seeing you at the Sunny and Shade Gardens Open House on October 14 from 1-3 p.m.!
Get ideas for the right plant for that special place in your yard:
Tour the gardens;
Get advice from Master Gardeners;
Programs by the VCE agent and activities for kids;
Take home some free seeds; and
Try your luck in a plant raffle. Continue reading
Posted in Shade Garden, Sunny Garden
Tagged Annual Tour, Bon Air Park, MGNV Sunny Garden, Open House, Quarry Shade Garden, Tour
Spring Beauty or Beast?
When spring finally arrived in the DC metro area, a rather showy groundcover had already made its presence known – lesser celandine or Ranunculus ficaria.
Despite its visual appeal, this groundcover is highly invasive. Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, Problem Plants, Shade Garden
Tagged invasive, Lesser celandine, Quarry Shade Garden, Ranunculus ficaria
Sunny/Shade Garden Tour – This Sunday!
Come join us this Sunday, Oct. 1 from 2-4 pm at the Sunny & Shade Garden Tour at Bon Air Park. Continue reading
Posted in Shade Garden, Sunny Garden
Tagged Annual Tour, MGNV Sunny Garden, Quarry Shade Garden, Sunny Demonstration Garden
October 2017 Public Education Events
Come to our free public education events in October 2017. Topics include Tour Our Gardens in Bon Air Park; Simpson Gardens Stroll; Tree Selection, Planting and Care; Composting and What To Do With All That Leaf and Yard Waste; Putting Your Garden To Bed; and Native Grasses and Sedges for the Home Garden.
Posted in Public Education Events
Tagged 2017 Virginia Urban Agriculture Summit, Brambles and Shrubs, composting, Fruit From Vines, Garlic, MGNV Sunny Garden, Native grasses and sedges, public education, Putting your garden to bed, Quarry Shade Garden, Simpson Gardens Stroll, Tree selection, Urban Agriculture
Summer in the Shade Garden – Shade Garden Phlox
By Dina Lehmann-Kim, Certified Master Gardener All Photos © 2017 Dina Lehmann-Kim In late July through early August, the Shade Garden at Bon Air Park features a floral display that is short-lived but spectacular nonetheless. The plant, Lycoris squamigera, also … Continue reading
Photographing the Tried and True Sheets: Part 1 – Capturing the Form
Written by Mary Free, Certified Master Gardener In a major improvement, Tried and True Plant fact sheets now provide photographic images that highlight native plants grown in MGNV demonstration gardens and local public spaces, such as Green Spring Gardens, Meadowlark … Continue reading
Posted in Community Gardens, Demonstration Gardens, Glencarlyn Library Community Garden, MG in the Garden, Public Education
Tagged Adiantum pedatum, Alexandria, Arlington, Betula nigra, Bignonia capreolata, Fairlington Community Center, ferns, fiddleheads, fountain grass, Glencarlyn Community Library Garden, Glencarlyn Library, grasses, Green Spring Gardens, ground covers, Juniperus virginiana, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, mature trees, MGNV, Muhlenbergia capillaris, National Arboretum, Native plants, non-natives, perennials, photographing plants, Pinus strobus, Quarry Shade Garden, saplings, spring garden, spring plants, Trees, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic, vines
