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HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - If you need landscaping this spring, the Virginia Department of Forestry hopes you’ll consider planting trees or shrubs native to Virginia. To encourage people ...
(7News) — Every day is Earth Day at an Arlington garden featuring several trees, ferns, and plants native to Virginia. Arlington Native Plant Garden is a half-acre garden filled with more than ...
Virginia’s Department of Forestry strives to see many more native trees planted in the Commonwealth. For the second year in a row, they are willing to give money away to make that happen.
Other excellent summer tree and shrub options include buttonbush, smooth and panicle hydrangeas, smokebush, rose of Sharon, Bluebeard and mock orange.
non-native and naturalized tree species in Virginia. The trees are ranked based on a scoring system that takes into account their trunk circumference, overall height and average crown spread.
The number of native trees on the campus of Fairmont State University recently increased with help from a grant from the Division of Forestry. In April, students and staff planted American holly, ...
If you’re a human living on this planet, you should get to know Doug Tallamy, the entomologist and University of Delaware professor whose groundbreaking 2006 book, “Bringing Nature Home ...