Lifestyles
When plants bloom
I’m fascinated by plants that bloom at a specific time every day. That old garden favorite, the four ... Read more
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Lifestyles
Wildflower Symposium celebrates spring
Spring is definitely here. The days are longer, the temperatures are warmer, and there are blooms appearing everywhere. ... Read more
Lifestyles
Appreciate the rare beauty of blue flowers
A poll done by YouGov revealed that blue is the favorite color in almost all countries. Ancient Egyptians, ... Read more
Lifestyles
Why rhododendron leaves curl and droop
Many gardeners say that they can tell the temperature outside simply by looking out the window at the ... Read more
Lifestyles
Rainbow pools in the Cypress Swamp
No matter when you visit, bald cypress swamps are magical places. In late spring and summer, there’s green ... Read more
Lifestyles
Ragweed: A highly adaptable plant
Have you ever tried to define a weed? I often hear that it’s just a plant that appears ... Read more
Lifestyles
The Adder’s Tongue: An unusual looking plant
It doesn’t look like a fern, and it really isn’t one, but it’s fern-like in some respects. Meet ... Read more
Farmville the Magazine
From the Ground Up: The other holiday plants
For many people, the holiday season means evergreen garlands, wreaths, trees and poinsettias. Yes, the tropical plant with ... Read more
Lifestyles
The fanciful turkey tail fungus: nature’s recycler
“Nature doth thus kindly heal every wound. By the mediation of a thousand little mosses and fungi, the ... Read more
Farmville the Magazine
From the Ground Up: In praise of sweet potatoes
It’s been a good year for sweet potatoes. In early summer, we feasted on sauteed shoots and leaves ... Read more
Lifestyles
Gardening at the end of the season
The days are short; so short that it’s dark long before I usually stop working in the garden. ... Read more
Lifestyles
There’s magic in the woods
The desire to foresee the future, improve one’s strength against enemies, expel evil spirits that may have caused ... Read more
Farmville the Magazine
From the Ground Up: That’s not a Christmas tree!
It’s not even an official holiday, but it’s the fastest growing festive occasion in the United States. We ... Read more
Lifestyles
Trends in daylily hybridization
Gardeners are some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet, and I suspect that daylily growers are the ... Read more
Lifestyles
Remembering Anne Mason Field and yellowroot
For many years, I hiked local trails with my friend Ann Mason Field. We followed the cycle of ... Read more
Farmville the Magazine
From the Ground Up: Late Summer in the Garden
Story and photos by Dr. Cynthia Wood When the dog days of summer set in, most gardeners and ... Read more
Lifestyles
Groundnut: The plant with a crumpled red velvety blossom
I confess that I’m often overcome by the sheer number of yellow flowers that appear in late summer. ... Read more
Lifestyles
Beware those yellow ‘blooms’
Earlier this summer, my husband commented that he really liked the funny looking yellow flowers in a pot ... Read more
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Common yarrow is a cheerful plant
When I hiked the High Bridge Trail recently, I found myself surrounded by a sea of green. It’s ... Read more
Farmville the Magazine
From the Ground Up — Boxwood provides the bones of many gardens
Virginians have always loved boxwood. They’ve traditionally rooted sprigs and given them to newlyweds setting up housekeeping in ... Read more
Lifestyles
The ultimate pass along garden plant
You’ve seen them growing along the side of back roads, near abandoned homesteads and even along the edge ... Read more
Lifestyles
The oxeye daisy is a weed, but an interesting one
Wander around the edge of the woods near the office at Holliday Lake State Park, and you’ll likely ... Read more
Lifestyles
Beware of poisonous plants in the garden
Hello, fellow gardeners. It’s me, Anca. Some of you already know me. I’m my mom’s new gardening assistant. ... Read more
Lifestyles
Mountain Laurel is putting on an exuberant display
“…but the typical mountain laurel overshadows all, dominates the scene, defies descriptive effort, lays a hush on the ... Read more
Farmville the Magazine
From the Ground Up — Life is awakening everywhere
In time of silver rain The earth puts forth new life again, Green grasses grow And flowers lift ... Read more
Lifestyles
Wisteria is the perfect plant for a pergola
Whenever I visit friends in England, I’m seriously envious of their garden, but especially the wisteria (wisteria sinensis) ... Read more
Lifestyles
The joys of growing potatoes
I’ve always loved growing and eating potatoes. There’s nothing better than planting seed potatoes, watching them grow and ... Read more