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TREE: Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Found along wet stream banks, swamps, and river bottoms, Bald Cypress has a root system, which often produces irregular structures called “knees” that rise above the ground or water’s surface. Continue reading
Caring for your LIVE Christmas Tree
By Kirsten Conrad Buhls, Extension Agent for Arlington County and the City of Alexandria Helping your tree survive its time indoors is a high priority for those who spend money on a live tree with the intention of replanting it … Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden
Tagged live Christmas trees, transplanting, Trees
2015: A Celebration of Soils
Written by Julie McGuire, Master Gardener To celebrate the 45th Earth Day on 22 April 2015, Julie shares some news about the International Year of Soils. In celebration of the 2015 International Year of Soils, MGNV presents you with some ‘punny’ … Continue reading
Posted in Community Gardens, MG in the Garden, Public Education
Tagged air space, biogeochemical process, compost, composting, ecosystem, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, geological conditions, humus, International Year of Soils, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, MGNV, National Cooperative Soil Survey, nematodes, nitrogen, nitrogen cycle, open pore space, organic matter, osmosis, phosphorus, Plants, potassium, regions, solute flow, subsoil, subsurface, topsoil, Trees, UN, United Nations, water space
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, 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
The Long View – Meditations on Gardening (The Garden as Artifact)
The Garden as Artifact By Christa Watters Garden: n. Planted area of ground, a plot of ground where plants such as fruits, vegetables and flowers are grown. (Latin origin hortus garda implies a closed area. Ultimately from a prehistoric German … Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, The Long View – Meditations on Gardening
Tagged Alexandria, Arlington, buds, climate change, December solstice, deciduous, evergreens, fruits, garden bone structure, garden structure, gardening, horticulture, invasive species, Master Gardeners, midwinter, seed catalogs, Seeds, shrubs, Simpson Gardens, snow, spring, spring equinox, Trees, vegetables, wildlife, Winter, winter gardens, winter interest
The Long View – Meditations on Gardening (The Bare Bones of the Garden)
The Bare Bones of the Garden By Christa Watters Here we are at midwinter, halfway between the December solstice and the spring equinox. It’s a hard time for gardeners, a time when the garden seems to sleep and it is mostly … Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, The Long View – Meditations on Gardening
Tagged Alexandria, Arlington, buds, December solstice, deciduous, evergreens, garden bone structure, garden structure, gardening, horticulture, Master Gardeners, midwinter, sap, seed catalogs, Seeds, shrubs, snow, spring, spring equinox, Trees, winter gardens, winter interest
