Farmville the Magazine
From the Ground Up — Master Gardeners celebrate 20 years of service
Ever since they were founded in 2001, the Heart of Virginia Master Gardeners have been enthusiastic about sharing ... Read more
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Lifestyles
Discovering the harbinger-of-spring
While there are plenty of interesting plants in our area, sometimes I like to go hiking in an ... Read more
Lifestyles
Embracing the unexpected
Every spring, I look forward to participating in several workshops on gardening. If I get one or two ... Read more
Farmville the Magazine
From the Ground Up — Asian delights not your grandma’s vegetables
Story and photos by Dr. Cynthia Wood I’ve always loved Asian food — hot spicy ma la-flavored dishes ... Read more
Lifestyles
Loropetalum — a versatile garden shrub
Have you met Loropetalum chinense, better known as the Chinese fringe flower? I first learned about it last ... Read more
Lifestyles
In search of the southern grape fern
I’ve always been fascinated by ferns. They’re old. So old that ancestors of modern ferns were here long ... Read more
Lifestyles
Planting the right plants can help pollinators
Pollinators and plants have been having a love affair for more than 100 million years. Throughout that period, ... Read more
Lifestyles
Nature provides its own valentines
According to the calendar, it’s the shortest month, but, in reality, it never seems to end. February is ... Read more
Lifestyles
COLUMN — A walk in the woods
This time of the year, when the forest is a study in brown, beige and gray with a ... Read more
Lifestyles
What’s new in the garden for 2021
I’ve looked into my crystal ball in search of clues about what 2021 will portend for gardeners, and ... Read more
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From the Ground Up — Welcome the season with a wreath
Story by Dr. Cynthia Wood We’ve been using wreaths to decorate doors for many years. Victorians loved traditional ... Read more
Lifestyles
Fruitcake: The treat that everyone loves to hate
In my family, celebrations always involve baking, and Christmas is no different. My grandma made fresh coconut cake ... Read more
Lifestyles
It’s never too late for a walk in the woods
It’s the first week in December, and the weather is still pleasantly warm. Even so, I’m surprised at ... Read more
Lifestyles
Project to extend the gardening season was a success
Late last winter, I accepted a challenge to infuse more native plants into my existing garden while also ... Read more
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Spiced pickled peaches – A Sunday dinner tradition
This difficult year has made many of us nostalgic for times past — family gatherings under the pecan ... Read more
Lifestyles
It’s the perfect time to find gentians
Fall means yellow flowers — goldenrods by the dozen, sunflowers, sneezeweed, and many, many more — but not ... Read more
Lifestyles
Gardening with dogs
Hello, fellow gardeners. My name is Anca vom Dreifke Wood. I’m my mom’s new garden helper. I can’t ... Read more
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From the Ground Up — Showtime in the garden how to get ready for PBS
What do you do when find out that your garden is going to be on the PBS program ... Read more
Lifestyles
COLUMN — Possessed with a pickling passion
Every summer when I was a kid, my mother and grandmother would become obsessed with the need to ... Read more
Lifestyles
A cool find on a hot day
Last summer I spent far too many hot, humid days mucking about in several swampy areas at Holliday ... Read more
Lifestyles
Goldenrod provides late summer color
Several years ago, I went with a friend to a business luncheon where there was a beautiful floral ... Read more
Lifestyles
Gardens continually evolve
Gardens never really stay the same. Years ago, my grandmother, and many of her contemporaries in rural Virginia, ... Read more
Lifestyles
Growing picture perfect pitcher plants
Sometimes a gardener just needs a change of pace, something like a wild child plant that looks as ... Read more
Lifestyles
Uschi goes on a trail walk at High Bridge
Hello, fellow wildflower lovers. It’s me Uschi. Several months ago, I went with my mom on a trail ... Read more
Lifestyles
Stalking the hoary yellow puccoon
Sometimes a plant just shows up in an unexpected location. Sometimes you walk by that location over and ... Read more
Lifestyles
The challenge of adding fall color to the garden
As most of you who have seen my garden know, it’s all about spring and early summer. There ... Read more
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From the Ground Up: Tulips abound
THERE’S ONE FOR EVERY GARDEN Gardeners have been rhapsodizing about tulips for hundreds of years. They were first ... Read more