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All of us who work in the garden appreciate how it can enhance our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. With… Read More »Enriching Lives Through Therapeutic Horticulture

The shortening days of fall signaled to our plants that it was quitting time for the food-making machinery in their… Read More »Is it the Dead of Winter in Your Garden? Hardly

By Fern Campbell Piedmont Master Gardener Fallen leaves are a gift from Mother Nature to our yards and gardens. In… Read More »Leave the Leaves; They’re a Gift for Your Garden

(Published August 2024; updated June 2025.) The spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect from Asia, started working its way toward the… Read More »The Spotted Lanternfly Is Here. What Should We Do?

In Virginia and nationwide, June 17-23 is Pollinator Week, a time to celebrate the essential role that pollinators play in… Read More »It’s Time to Celebrate Our Pollinators

In early March, the Virginia Cooperative Extension announced a state-wide, year-long initiative focused on tackling invasive species. As the Virginia… Read More »Combating Invasive Species

By Fern Campbell Most people are able to identify praying mantids in our landscapes and think of them as a… Read More »Praying Mantids: Friend or Foe in the Garden?