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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
Roger Zinn, Merrifield Plant Specialist In late winter and early spring, deer will feed on plants they normally avoid out of ... read more
Easy-to-Make Mosquito Trap Water Gardens
by Peg Bier, Merrifield Plant Specialist Tis the season for the mosquito! They are both annoying and transmit diseases, so w... 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
Perennial Winter Wanderings
Suzanne Conway, Merrifield Plant Specialist As many of us have experienced these past few weeks with the temperatures bounci... 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