Native plants add beauty and interest to your garden year-round and provide important habitat for wildlife. Flowers, shrubs, trees, vines and ferns will be available for purchase from a trio of Virginia-based vendors: Watermark Woods Nursery in Hamilton; Hill House Farm and Nursery in Castleton; and Nature by Design in Alexandria. The sale is staffed by […]

Native plants add beauty and interest to your garden year-round and provide important habitat for wildlife. Flowers, shrubs, trees, vines, and ferns will be available for purchase from a trio of Virginia-based vendors: Watermark Woods Nursery in Hamilton; Hill House Farm and Nursery in Castleton; and Nature by Design in Alexandria.* The sale, sponsored by Loudoun […]

Volume 23 Issue 1, Spring 2018 by Kelsey Gentry Walking through the woods on a warm spring day is a wonderful way to experience the wide array of wildflowers as they begin to wake from their winter slumber. Among these delicate beauties grows a diverse family of plants known as Phlox, or Polemoniaceaei. Phlox is a garden […]

Enjoy native plants on parade! Visit Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin, Delaware, with Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy. Mt. Cuba Center is known for its extensive collection of native plants of the Piedmont region. A home for conservation and preservation since the 1930s, Mt. Cuba Center offers tours, educational programs, and research that inspires an appreciation for […]

Native plants bring birds—and beauty—to a landscape. Join local naturalists Sheila Ferguson and Gerco Hoogeweg for a program on how to use native plants to attract birds (and pollinators!) to your yard. Presented by Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy and Loudoun County Public Library. Questions: Contact info@loudounwildlife.org. Image by Katherine Daniels.

The Audubon at Home program supports people who want to create and sustain native wildlife habitat in their own backyards, neighborhoods, schools, and other outdoor spaces. Audubon at Home Ambassadors make site visits and provide practical suggestions on three essential requirements for healthy habitat—shelter, water, and food—most of which may be provided by suitable native plantings. You can become a […]

Photos by Anne Owen