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So Many Reasons to Plant Native Shrubs

So Many Reasons to Plant Native Shrubs

Mar 24, 2023

Courtesy of Plant NOVA Natives When it comes to the curb appeal of our houses and other buildings, the difference...

Deer-Resistant Planting

Deer-Resistant Planting

May 15, 2022

Volume 27 Issue 2, Spring  2022 by Julie Borneman, Loudoun Wildlife President The one question I get most often at...

Please Your Bumblebees With P. digitalis

Aug 12, 2020

Volume 25 Issue 3, Summer 2020 by Michele Savage I’m not new to gardening, but I am very new to native...

Gardeners and Wildlife Welcome Golden Alexander to Landscape

May 11, 2020

Volume 25 Issue 2, Spring 2020 by Hope Woodward Without a doubt, one reason to include Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) in...

Native Green-and-Gold Is a Groundcover to Treasure

Nov 1, 2019

Volume 24 Issue 4, Fall 2019 by Hope Woodward I first heard about Green-and-Gold from my neighbor, whose home has...

Native Plants for Rain Gardens

Nov 6, 2018

Volume 23 Issue 3, Fall 2018 by Anne Owen An area of your yard that naturally collects rainwater, or a natural...

Native Ferns Have a Place in Our Plantings for Wildlife

Jul 1, 2018

Volume 23 Issue 2, Summer 2018  by Anne Owen, Audubon at Home Ambassador With so much recent focus on the...

Native Phlox: A Virginia Garden Gem

May 1, 2018

Volume 23 Issue 1, Spring 2018 by Kelsey Gentry Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)Photo by Kelsey Gentry Walking through the...

Native Vines for Wildlife

Oct 1, 2017

Volume 22 Issue 3, Fall 2017 by Anne Owen, Audubon at Home Ambassador Mention planting vines for their value to...

Golden Groundsel or Ragwort (Packera aurea)

Jul 1, 2017

Vol. 22 Issue 2, Summer 2017 by Julie Borneman,  Watermark Woods It seems like every plant association has a plant...

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