…VCAP can also provide financial assistance for the installation of eligible best management practices, or BMPs, that are often used to control or mitigate stormwater and erosion issues. Examples of…
…the Honor Box plant sale at the Williamsburg Botanical Garden and Freedom Park Arboretum. However we get them into the community, we can use them to teach the larger community…
…the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and insecticides through public workshops and home visits. For more information, please visit the CSWCD website. Watch this short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP9P8Np4Cgw. Download an application: www.colonialswcd.org/turf-love….
…Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills (Natural Navigation) by Tristan Gooley (Author)Workman (publishing company) July 2015 https://www.livescience.com/25202-seasons.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone https://www.history.com/topics/natural-disasters-and-environment/history-of-summer-solstice https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/ancients-holiday-celebrations …
Cylamen persicum is a favorite holiday plant at the Homestead Garden Center in James City County Did Santa bring you a potted plant for Christmas? Or maybe a neighbor…
…hickory trees, and several species of oak comprise the climax forest community in the Williamsburg area. Chestnut trees were also a part of the climax community before they succumbed to…
…with suggested reading following the visit. To Register, please complete the application and short questionnaire below. For applicant questions, please call the Helpdesk at (757) 564-2175 and leave a message…
…garden. This includes garden equipment that burns gas, commercial fertilizers, and maybe even those fun trips to the garden center…. Every breath we exhale contains carbon dioxide. Our cells produce…
…explains why some commonly accepted practices do more harm than you know and tells you the correct tree care practices that will protect your landscaping investment of time and money….
…we most need them, during these last few frosty weeks of late winter and earliest spring. For More Information: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/helleborus-orientalis/ https://www.plantdelights.com/blogs/articles/hellebores-winter-hardy-shade-perennials-for-the-woodland-garden https://www.gardenia.net/plant/helleborus-foetidus-stinking-hellebore All photos by Elizabeth McCoy Elizabeth McCoy…