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REGIONAL GARDENS: Four Southeastern Gardens (Part 1)
Join Extension Master Gardener Elaine Mills on her recent trip to North Carolina and Georgia as she explored four public gardens and gained new knowledge about native plants, some indigenous to the Mid-Atlantic and others to the Southeast. Continue reading →
Posted in Regional Gardens
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Tagged bigleaf magnolia, Blephilia ciliata, Carex grayi, Cercis canadensis ‘Alley Cat’, common rush, Dichromena colorata, downy wood mint, Dryopteris filix-mas, Eastern Redbud, Gray’s sedge, hoary skullcap, Ilex vomitoria, Jason Gamrath, Juncus effusus, Liquidambar styraciflua, Magnolia macrophylla, male fern, Scutellaria incana, Southeast Gardens, sweetgum, The Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, whitetop sedge, yaupon
Are You Lichen the Bark? Beautiful Bark
Part 1: Beautiful Bark
Where, beyond snow-covered landscapes, does one search in winter for wonders of the natural world? If one looks carefully at that which winter has laid bare, then the beauty of bark emerges. With no leaves to obscure the view, one can truly appreciate the varying colors, textures, and patterns of deciduous tree barks. Continue reading →
Posted in MG in the Garden, Public Education, Video
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Tagged American hornbeam, American sycamore, bark, Betula nigra, black cherry, cambium, Carpus caroliniana, Eastern redcedar, Juniperus virginiana, Liquidambar styraciflua, musclewood, phloem, Platanus occidentalis, Prunus serotina, quercus alba, Red Birch, River birch, sweetgum, white oak, xylem
