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Investigate climate change in the Commonwealth and learn about work to adapt our landscapes to the new normal. Discover how marshes buffer against sea level rise. Explore challenges and opportunities facing public gardens due to warmer growing zones.
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VPM/Explore green technology for the home garden and state forests! Uncover the history of electric lawn care equipment that goes back 50 years. See how the Virginia Department of Forestry uses drones to survey forest health and help fight fires. -
Robyn Puffenbarger/Knowing your hardiness zone can help you choose the right plants for your garden. Robyn shares her advice when accounting for the zone you're in.
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Peggy Singlemann/Knowing when to start can be one of the hardest parts of gardening, Peggy shares some tips on when to begin the process with tomatoes.
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As the days get longer all plants begin to grow, including our indoor plants. All winter we have watered these plants with warm water and with spring in the air, it’s time to start pampering them.
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Hobby gardening can be a fantastic way to spend your time. Serome shares one of his favorite hobbies: bonsai gardening.
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Often in late winter, I envision a healthy, lush early spring garden full of fresh greens, carrots and other cold hardy vegetables. To achieve this, I have to start my seeds indoors, providing the appropriate amount of warmth, light, moisture and fertilizer to maximize their growth and prevent fungal diseases and leggy seedlings.
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Peggy Singlemann/With windowsills and artificial growing systems full of seedling trays keeping my thoughts on the young plants growing inside, I remind myself to enjoy the landscape unfolding outside.
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freeimages.com/webber1/freeimages.com/webber1Robyn offers tips on how to create a garden that offers a safe place for the wild birds in your area.
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Serome offers tips on how to create a thriving garden, even during the winter.
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Peggy shares some advice on how to add color to your winter garden. -
WatchTour an herb garden focused on tea plants and learn how to make a perfect cup of the world's second most popular drink after water. Discover how luffa plants are grown and processed into sponges.
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Peggy discusses the importance of having trees in our environment for a healthy and happy ecosystem.
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I enjoy the variety of fruit trees that give me fruit throughout the seasons. But, avoiding the desire to prune your trees too soon is difficult when there is no more fruit, or once the leaves have fallen.
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WatchHealthy ecosystems need native plants to provide food and shelter for all types of wildlife. Learn about native fruit trees and other edible plants from a school that connects students to nature. Then visit an organization that restores indigenous plant and animal communities that have been suppressed by traditional landscape practices.
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Cooler temperatures and an increase in moisture make fall the perfect time to plant trees and shrubs. In USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7, early October is still not too late to plant perennials, while trees and shrubs can be planted until mid-December.
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Herbs are a great addition to a garden of any size. Even if you do a container garden on a patio, a few herb plants will bring an array of textures, smells and tastes to delight your senses. Fall is a great time to plant perennial herbs.
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WatchVisit the State Arboretum to meet curator, T’ai Roulston and learn about butternut trees. Tour the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge with Manager, Chris Lowie, to talk about how the unique ecosystem is protected.
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I feel reinvigorated in September as the heat of the summer quickly fades to a memory. With this renewed energy, September becomes a planning month for me.
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Gardening with dogs can be a challenge, Serome shares some of his tips to make this experience better for everyone involved.
