Native plants are not just trendy additions to your home garden but provide lasting beauty and ecological value to the landscape. On Saturday, February 15th, learn about less popular but very necessary native plants species that enliven the world around us during Beyond Echinacea: Native Plants Awaiting our Attention from U.S. Botanic Garden Curator of […]
Read MoreThe fruits in your landscape aren’t just for the birds! There are many hardy native plants that provide human-safe (and delicious) edible leaves, fruits, and bark. On Saturday, January 18th learn more about these fascinating and tasty native plants from Russ Cohen, author of Wild Plants I Have Known and Eaten, for his lecture, Edible […]
Read MoreA new website summarizing the research from 11 institutions is live for the public to explore new information about the impacts of gardening with native plants and their cultivars, called nativars. The research paper and summary can be accessed at SourcingNativePlants.com. In 2017, 12 researchers from institutions dedicated to horticulture, conservation, ecology, and educating the […]
Read MoreOur Trial Garden features native plants and their cultivars in orderly rows so that we may directly compare the plants’ beauty, vigor and pollinator support. Sam Hoadley, Manager of Horticultural Research, can be found among the trials measuring plant size and evaluating floral display on a daily basis. This week, he published an update on […]
Read MoreWe want to hear from you! Last week, we learned we received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to implement the largest and most significant phase of our interpretive master planning project. As part of our interpretive master planning, we are holding a series of focus groups in early October […]
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