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Get a close-up view of the microbial life inside of plants and soil at a Cooperative Extension laboratory. Visit a colonial style garden to learn about flowers and herbs grown to make colorful dyes for fabric.
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VPM/VPMDiscover popular houseplant varieties and learn about their care. Visit a garden featuring unique herbs and discuss their uses beyond the kitchen. -
I am looking forward to consistently warmer weather so we can plant our heat-loving crops such as tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans, cucumbers and melons. However, what I am not excited about are the increased number of pests and diseases that come along with the warm weather.
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We all know the heat is coming; it’s only a few weeks away. Rather than react, I act now by taking a few simple steps to keep the landscape green, growing and resilient.
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Tim Wright/VPMExplore state and national champion trees at Richmond’s historic Maymont park. Tour Dragon Run on the Middle Peninsula to learn about bald cypress and the old growth forest network.
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PhotoJuthamat - stock.adobe.com/376424661Is your soil ready for your plants? This is a great question and most of us might just look at the soil to say yes — it looks loamy and has that black, rich color, or no — it looks like red Virginia clay to me! There is so much more to soil than meets the eye, and I want to introduce the best way to know more about what is in your dirt: the soil test.
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I garden with deer, where more than a dozen think my gardens are their personal restaurant to browse through. I have gardened with deer for many years, and through research backed by expensive trial and error on my part, I now only buy plants with specific traits.
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As gardeners, during the winter months we start missing our time in the garden. We spend so much time in our gardens during the warm season, that when we are forced to slow down due to frozen ground or uncomfortable cold, we can start feeling depressed and eager to get back to playing in the soil.
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A common question fellow gardeners ask me is about what my favorite plants are. While I have a few favorites, I really do like almost all plants so trying to choose just a few is difficult.
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I have always enjoyed going into my backyard and harvesting veggies for a meal, but I find it even more exciting during winter. I often continue growing into the winter by protecting my fall garden beds that get the most sunlight during winter.
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When I sit in my sunniest room, flipping through the various catalogs stacked at my feet, I know I need to be very careful with the plant choices I make. My years of experience have taught me that these choices will have an impact on my garden — and on my time — until the end of the season.
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Folk & Village Herbalist Rain Perrie shares the unique uses for Broadleaf and Narrowleaf Plantain on Virginia Home Grown. These edible herbs are also known for their drawing properties when applied to insect stings and bites. -
Virginia Home Grown Co-host Pat McCafferty visits Wandering River Farm in Ivy, VA to discover how animals may be useful to help build healthy soil, prepare a garden bed, or regenerate a pasture. Guest Gabe Engle studied under Permaculture co-creator David Holmgren in Australia.
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Virginia Home Grown Host Peggy Singlemann talks with Tom Smallwood at Hanover Farms in Rockville, VA. This wholesale operation, now a part of Cross Creek Nursery, expanded from two Lord and Burnham greenhouses to 91 houses, plus acreage, and propagates multiple varieties of ground cover plants.
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The Plant of the Month comes to us from the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at James Madison University where Director Jan Mahon presents Rockin’ Deep Purple Salvia.
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Host Peggy Singlemann talks with Marcus Gray, Monarchs In The Rough Program Manager with Audubon International, about the types of features and plants to include when designing a garden meant to attract butterflies.
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In the Virginia Home Grown Tip from Maymont, Peggy Singlemann shares some of her favorite flowers and other plants that will add color and texture to a garden all summer long.
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The dog days of summer can be tough on the 3 P’s: people, pets, and plants. All three require proper care and an appropriate amount of water to survive the season’s heat.
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Host Peggy Singlemann visits a private garden in Chesterfield County to highlight its whimsical and fun design. The suburban landscape was created, planted and is cared-for by the homeowner, Barb Webb, with help from her husband Dick.
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Happy June! It's time for green beans by the handful, pulling up carrots and early potatoes, garlic braiding, and berry picking. Fortunately for us in…
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Host Peggy Singlemann talks with Tom Smallwood at Hanover Farms about large-scale plant propagation and Jason McAuliffe of Cross Creek Nursery will demonstrate propagation in the studio.
