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Planting for Butterflies: Caterpillar Host Plants
If you are thinking about starting a butterfly garden, knowing our native butterfly species and their caterpillar host plants... read more
Container Gardens for Butterflies and Hummingbirds
Summer is here, and so are the hummingbirds and butterflies we love to enjoy in our gardens Even with a small space you can p... read more
Blooms for Pollinators from March to November
Terry Hershberger, Merrifield Plant Specialist Throughout the growing season, we depend on bees, butterflies and other insect... read more
Oh Deer! Strategies for Deer Management
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Planting Native to Support Butterflies
By Terry Hershberger, Merrifield Plant Specialist Every year from June 18-24, we celebrate the pollinators – birds, bees, ... read more
Gardening for the Birds, Bees, and Butterflies
Peg Bier, Merrifield Plant Specialist Who among us does not enjoy birds, bees and butterflies By creating plantings that rep... read more
Good Bug, Bad Bug
Nikki Norton, Merrifield Plant Specialist “To smush or not to smush” I always ask myself whenever I see a six-le... read more
Attract Hummingbirds to Your Backyard
Terry Hershberger, Merrifield Plant Specialist Every spring I look forward to the arrival of hummingbirds in my garden These ... read more
Three Tips to Attract Pollinators to your Garden
Larry Shapira, Merrifield Plant Specialist & Professor Emeritus NVCC Gardening connects us to nature and gives us an oppo... read more