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Is it Native?

Jul 1, 2010

Vol. 15 Issue 2, Summer 2010 By Stan Shetler Stanwyn G. Shetler is Curator of Botany Emeritus and a former...

Virginia Creeper: Beautiful Vine, Abundant Food Source

Oct 1, 2009

Vol. 14 Issue 3, Fall 2009 By Mary LoPresti Virginia CreeperPhoto by Larry Allain, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database...

Wildflowers at Balls Bluff

Apr 19, 2009

Sixteen people joined us for our walk yesterday morning with John DeMary at Balls Bluff in Leesburg. John started out...

Staghorn Sumac

Jan 1, 2009

Vol. 14 Issue 4,Winter 2009 By Andy Franklin Sumac refers to deciduous plants typically belonging to the genus Rhus and...

Thistle

Jul 1, 2008

Vol. 13 Issue 2, Summer 2008 By Helen VanRyzin Despite its prickly reputation to most, the thistle is a Scottish...

Trumpet Vine

Oct 1, 2007

Vol. 12 Issue 3, Fall 2007 By Emily Bzydk I was sitting on my backyard swing the other day reading...

Violets

Apr 1, 2007

Vol. 12 Issue 1, Spring 2007 By Nicole Hamilton Trillium and violets on the forest floor in springPhoto by Laura...

Joe-Pye Weed

Oct 1, 2006

Vol. 11 Issue 3, Fall 2006 By Karen Strick Photo by Nicole Hamilton Summer eases into fall by showing off the...

Spicebush

Jan 1, 2006

Vol. 11 Issue 4, Winter 2006 By Nicole Hamilton Photo by Nicole Hamilton Spicebush is a wonderful shrub often found...

Gardening for Wildlife

Apr 1, 2005

Vol. 10 Issue 1, Spring 2005 By Nicole Hamilton “Nature, wild nature, dwells in gardens just as she dwells in...

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