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Unusual ‘Accents’ in the Shade Garden
The Shade Garden at Bon Air Park in Arlington is one of the smallest of the demonstration gardens maintained by the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia. Located off Wilson Boulevard at 850 N. Lexington St., the garden hosts nearly 100 different plant varieties, a few of which may be unfamiliar, if not unusual, to visitors. Learn about three of the unusual plants in the garden. Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, Shade Garden
Tagged Nectaroscordum siculum (honey garlic), Prodoxidae (Yucca moth), Shade Garden, Tradescantia virginiana (spiderwort), Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s needle)
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Hellebores – A Gardener’s Comfort
By Dina Lehman Avid gardeners spend the winter months gazing through plant catalogs, planning for changes and new additions to their gardens while eagerly awaiting the first signs of spring. The hellebore, an evergreen plant that usually reaches 15 inches … Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, Shade Garden
Tagged green and gold (Chrysogonum virginianum), H. orientalis ‘Royal Heritage’, Hellebores, Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose), Master Gardener Demonstration Shade Garden, Shade Garden, woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata)
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Signs of Spring in the Shade Garden
By Dina Lehmann-Kim, Master Gardener To any garden visitor strolling through Bon Air Park’s Shade Garden in mid-January, clumps of snowdrops would have immediately captured their attention given the backdrop of mostly barren garden beds filled with fallen brown leaves. … Continue reading