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October 8, 2015 Contact: Jim Meisner Jr., DCR Public Relations Specialist, (804) 786-8442, jim.meisner@dcr.virginia.gov Online tool helps identify best Virginia...

The Native Garden in the Fall

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Vol. 20 Issue 3, Fall 2015 By Nan McCarry and Nancy Reaves, Audubon at Home Ambassadors Did you know that...

Bluestar: A Star in Our Loudoun Native Gardens

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Vol. 20 Issue 3, Fall 2015 By Julie Borneman, Watermark Woods Photo by William S. Justice, hosted by the USDA-NRCS...

Red Twig Dogwood

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Vol. 19 Issue 4, Winter 2014   By Julie Borneman, Watermark Woods Native Plant Nursery Photo: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database :...

Feeding Wildlife Naturally

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Vol. 18 Issue 4, Winter 2013 By Emily Cook We spend considerable time trying to deer-proof our yards, purchasing plants...

Solidago – Glorious Goldenrod

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Vol. 18 Issue 3, Fall 2013 By Kerry Bzdyk Photo by Nicole Hamilton On one of those glorious and uncharacteristically...

Why the Excitement About Spring Wildflowers?

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Vol. 18 Issue 1, Spring 2013 by John DeMary When European settlers sailed into the Chesapeake Bay they found a...

Common Milkweed

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Vol. 18 Issue 1, Spring 2013 by Kerry Bzdyk Common Milkweed Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) – a fascinating plant with an...

Your Garden Has a Function

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Garden as if Life Depended on It

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Vol. 16 Issue 2, Summer 2011 By Nicole Hamilton The trees were cleared. The wetlands were filled and graded as...

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