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Tag Archives: Trees
Maintaining Our Tree Canopy: Ways You Can Help
Thinking of planting more trees? It’s not too early to plan for next year!
Both Alexandria and Arlington support the idea of maintaining and increasing the tree canopy of our highly urbanized area, and offer residents assistance through either free or reduced rate young tree. While fall is an ideal time to plant trees, our local governments offer trees sales or deliveries in spring as well. One such program in Arlington requires application by January 7, so we are offering information to help you plan. Continue reading
Caring for your LIVE Christmas Tree
For those of you who put up your tree soon after Thanksgiving, check ou these tips from Extension AgentKirsten Ann Conrad on caring for your live Christmas tree (hint: WATER). Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden
Tagged live Christmas trees, transplanting, Trees
September 2018 Public Education Events
September 2018 Public Education Programs include: Garden Talk – Partnering with Pollinators; 2 sessions of Fall Lawn Care; Small Space Gardening – Selecting Trees; 2 sessions of Composting – What to do with all those leaves?; and Native Grasses and Sedges for the Home Garden.
Special Events include: Simpson Gardens Tuesday Stroll; Wednesday Central Library Garden Talks with AFAC; the Glencarlyn Library Community Garden Autumnfest; and the Simpson Gardens Fall Open House and 25th Anniversary Celebration.
Don’t forget to check out our Plant Clinics as well! Continue reading
Caring for your LIVE Christmas Tree
By Kirsten Conrad, 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 outdoors … 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 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
