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Wild Bergamot: A Balm for Bees and a Pollinator Powerhouse

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Vol. 21 Issue 2, Summer 2016 By Donna Quinn The Monardas are peculiarly adapted to the visits of butterflies, although...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Skunk Cabbage

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Vol. 11 Issue 2, Summer 2006 By Rachelle Hill Skunk CabbagePhoto by Liam McGranahan Neither skunk nor cabbage, this wildflower...

Favorite Hummingbird Plants

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The following is a list of favorite hummingbird plants. It includes both native and non-native plants. Also check out our Gardening...

Inviting Wildlife Into Your Garden: Thinking About Perennials

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Vol. 5 Issue 2, Spring 2000 By Patty Selly Purple Coneflower, Rudbeckia Spring is here! With the snow gone, the...

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