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Annual ramble in the woods

My family has a long-standing tradition of taking leisurely walks in the woods during the week between Christmas ...

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Apples part of culinary heritage

When I was a little kid growing up on a local farm, we had a very scraggly looking, ...

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Ironweed: The pollinators’ friend

You probably saw it growing along the back roads in late summer/early fall. With its tall, dark red ...

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Time to tuck your garden to sleep?

For years, we gardeners were told we should spend the last glorious days of fall cleaning up our ...

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Asters: Late Summer Splendor

It’s been so hot and dry recently, I just haven’t had much interest in walking trails. Nevertheless, I ...

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The classic Virginia garden

If you grew up in Virginia, chances are gardening is just an inherent part of who you are. ...

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Honeyvine milkweed: a native with mixed reviews

I often hear people describe all native plants as good and all non-native species as invasive or bad, ...

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The Canada Lily: a striking native

Brave the heat for a walk in a moist meadow or along the edge of a wooded area ...

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The good and the bad in Mother Nature’s garden

Wa kid, I couldn’t wait for school to be over in mid-June so that I could spend time ...

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Rose pogonia: an uncommon orchid in our area

Robert Frost wrote about a meadow saturated with them and hoped that the meadow wouldn’t be mowed while ...

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New trails and a new plant

Several weeks ago, friends forced me out of my trail walking comfort zone and insisted that I try ...

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Friend or thug — it’s all relative

I walked several trails at Powhatan State Park last week and just didn’t find much of interest. Some ...

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Signs of Spring

Spring won’t officially be here for a few more days, but it’s definitely time to hit the trails. ...

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