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MG Events September 2015
VCE Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia (Alexandria/Arlington) have scheduled the following free events in September 2015. We hope you will be able to share this information widely with your organizations, neighbors and friends. Continue reading
How to Celebrate National Pollinator Week – 15-21 June: Go Native!
National Pollinator Week – See how MGNV can help you “Go Native!” with pollinators. Continue reading
Posted in MG in the Garden, Pollinators
Tagged animal pollinators, bee bountiful, bee showy, bee-friendly flowers, Best Bets to Attract Polllinators, birds, butterflies, climate, environment, Eupatorium, flowering plants, genetic diversity, Hyssopleaf Thoroughwort, insects, Joe-Pye Weed, Landscape, MGNV, National Pollinator Week, native habitat, native landscaping, Native plants, native pollinators, pesticides, pollinators, predation, Science magazine, Solidago rugosa, Sunny Garden, Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic, U.S. Forest Service, VCE, Verbene hastata, Virginia, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Wildlife, wildlife habitat
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2014 Master Gardener of Northern Virginia Annual Plant Sale at Green Spring
By Grace Dailey (photo credits) and Alison Kindler The 2014 Master Gardener of Northern Virginia annual Plant Sale at Green Spring Gardens, was notable for a Friday set-up morning with a downpour of rain that started the previous night and … Continue reading
Posted in Event
Tagged Alexandria, Arlington, Cooperative extension service, green spring, Master Gardeners, MGNV, Northern Virginia, plant sale, Virginia
Audubon at Home in Arlington and Alexandria
The Audubon at Home Wildlife Sanctuary Program (AAH) helps people create and maintain natural habitat (for birds, amphibians, reptiles and the insects that support them), around their homes and community space. Our own backyards provide an opportunity for conservation, even … Continue reading
Public Education Class Creates an Online Manual of Sustainable Gardening Resources
Public Education Class Creates an Online Manual of Sustainable Gardening Resources with 70 Tried-and-True Plant Fact Sheets by Carol Rosen, Public Education Committee “Designing a Sustainable, Maintainable Yard,” the half-day program offered by Master Gardeners at Fairlington on October 19, was the … Continue reading
“Right Tree in the Right Place” Public Event
Right Tree in the Right Place Selecting, Planting and Maintaining Trees and Shrubs Free Public Workshop provided by the Arlington Office of Virginia Cooperative Extension Now is the time to think about which trees and shrubs will meet your needs. … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Public Education
Tagged Arlington, Cooperative extension service, fall planting, gardening, Master Gardeners, MGNV, right place, right tree, Tree, tree planting, Virginia, virginia tree
