Let’s get it started Presently, we’re actively perfecting the art of planting, processing & popping corn. I ordered Japanese popcorn seed from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange for the student garden last Spring (2023). We have other organic popcorn, including Cherokee corn from Morven Kitchen Garden (thank you, Fiona!). We have planted some of that as […]
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) growing in a community garden in Charlottesville, VA Lately I have been on a kick, learning about how many great plants we have in Virginia. I especially appreciate ones that are not only native, but also ornamental, edible and/or medicinal. (This designation includes birds, any other pollinators and myself. This leads me […]
So close! This time of year, it’s good to take a delightful daytrip. My destination? The National Arboretum in Washington D.C. It is less than ten miles from Reagan International, and feels a world away from many of the other popular sites in the nation’s capital. Getting there From Charlottesville, Virginia, it’s an easy trip […]
A visit to the beautiful children’s garden in the National Arboretum, Washington,D.C. A short trip First of all, it’s merely a hop, skip and a jump from Virginia, so exploring in the Washington Youth Garden in D.C. this past week at the National Arboretum is quick and easy. Much to see My visit was in […]
What I learned turning my typical mundane Virginia front lawn into a meadow Recently I decided that mowing a lawn was a waste of my time. I had admittedly decided that on several other (yearly) occasions before. I was finally attempting to change the parameters of my typical lawn care in a neighborhood situation. Since […]
My first stop at this museum within the National Arboretum did not disappoint! Unexpected delights Travelling to see the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum was an unexpected delight. Located adjacent to the administrative offices at the National Arboretum on the Northeast side of Washington, DC. I’d not spent much time on that side of the […]
