TREE: Carya ovata (Shagbark Hickory)

#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic This slow-growing, long-lived tree is indigenous to river banks and flood plains and makes an attractive…

http://mgnv.org/tt-native-plants-mid-atlantic/tree-carya-ovata-shagbark-hickory-3/

🍂🍁 Fall Fest!

#fallfestival #mgnv #mastergardeners Join the Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia for our 3rd annual Fall Festival, Sunday, October 17 from 10 am - 2 pm! We will have native plants for…

https://mgnv.org/demonstration-gardens/duncan-library-garden/%f0%9f%8d%82%f0%9f%8d%81-fall-fest/

Garden Myth Busters! Pruning Paint

#treewounds #MGNV THE MYTH: Painting “wounds” from pruning will promote healing....

https://mgnv.org/garden-myth-busters/garden-myth-busters-pruning-paint/

Word Quiz of the Week

#MasterGardener #MGNV #Glossary What is another word for a catkin?...

https://mgnv.org/illustrated-glossary/word-quiz-of-the-week-40/

PERENNIAL: Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (Aromatic Aster)

#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic Dense mounds of showy Aromatic Aster flowers, among the last to bloom…

https://mgnv.org/tt-native-plants-mid-atlantic/perennial-symphyotrichum-oblongifolium-aromatic-aster-2/

African Queen

#mgnv #mastergardener #africanviolets As houseplants go, violets are one of the easiest and most rewarding.  They demand minimal care and will bloom year-round.  I have counted 52 flowers on one of my grand old plants and rooted…

https://mgnv.org/houseplants/african-queen/

Word Quiz of the Week

#MasterGardener #MGNV #Glossary What is the type of, usually sessile, leaf whose basal lobes wrap around the stem?...

http://mgnv.org/illustrated-glossary/word-quiz-of-the-week-39/

SHRUB: Euonymus americanus (American Strawberry-bush)

#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic One of the few “good” Euonymus, this native* shrub gives a spectacular show…

http://mgnv.org/tt-native-plants-mid-atlantic/shrub-euonymus-americanus-american-strawberry-bush-2/

Restoring Nature Action 10: Protect pupation/nesting sites

#mgnv #mastergardener #habitat With fall upon us, it’s a good time to think about how we can make our yards hospitable to insects, birds, and other…

https://mgnv.org/best-management-practices/action-10-protect-pupation-nesting-sites/

Word Quiz of the Week

#MasterGardener #MGNV #Glossary What is the extra—generally fleshy and brightly colored—covering of a seed called?...

http://mgnv.org/illustrated-glossary/word-quiz-of-the-week-38/

GROUND COVER: Eurybia divaricata (White Wood Aster)

#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic This sprawling native aster (formerly classified as Aster divaricatus)…

https://mgnv.org/tt-native-plants-mid-atlantic/ground-cover-eurybia-divaricata-white-wood-aster/

BARK QUIZ: Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), today’s featured tree, is noted for both its exfoliating bark and its summer to fall blooms.
#mastergardener #mgnv #bark #barkquiz #crapemyrtle #lagerstroemiaindica

September is the Time for Seed Saving

#mgnv #mastergardeners #seedsaving Have you ever grown a particular vegetable that was so successful in your garden and on your plate that you wanted to grow it forever? Well, you just might be able to if you can save its seeds. And once you get the basics…

BARK QUIZ: In early summer, strips of bark peel off this tree, exposing mottled new bark ranging in color from pale cream to dark cinnamon, rich brown, and bright orange.
Learn the tree’s identity in this afternoon’s 4:00 p.m. post.
#mastergardener #mgnv #bark #barkquiz

Word Quiz of the Week

#MasterGardener #MGNV #Glossary What is the modified calyx and appendage of the cypsela (fruit) of the Asteraceae (aster or composite family) that aids in seed disperal? ...

http://mgnv.org/illustrated-glossary/word-quiz-of-the-week-37/

SHRUB: Yucca filamentosa (Common Yucca, Adam’s Needle) New in 2026!

#MGNV Tried and True #NativePlant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic In the landscape, this shrub’s sword-shaped leaves provide textural form; its tall stalks…

https://mgnv.org/tt-native-plants-mid-atlantic/shrub-yucca-filamentosa/

Garden Myth Busters! Landscape Fabric

#weeds #MGNV #landscapefabric Is landscape fabric a good way to suppress weeds for the home gardener?...

http://mgnv.org/garden-myth-busters/garden-myth-busters-landscape-fabric/

Word Quiz of the Week

#MasterGardener #MGNV #Glossary What is the dehiscent fruit characteristic of rhododendron, jessamine, jewelweed, buckeye, and yucca?...

http://mgnv.org/illustrated-glossary/word-quiz-of-the-week-36/