#mgnv #mastergardener #livingchristmastree Each holiday season, more and more people are choosing living, potted Christmas trees—not only for their beauty, but also for the joy of keeping a tree alive long after the decorations come down.

#mgnv #mastergardener #dougtallamy Nature is in trouble. Our new Restoring Nature series will share practical actions on how we can all play a role in helping to restore essential ecological services in our urban and suburban landscapes.

#mgnv #vce #mastergardener Welcome to Leslie Fillmore, our new Associate Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, Arlington County/City of Alexandria. Leslie has been our Master Gardener Coordinator for the past eight years. We are delighted that she has been promoted to this new role.

#mgnv #mastergardener #trees #carbon sequestration No discussion about how we can help cope with climate change would be complete without addressing the critical importance of trees. Trees offer habitat, nesting sites, and a variety of food to wildlife and the life functions of trees provide many other beneficial ecosystem services.

#MasterGardener #MGNV #Glossary Stipules are modified leaves whose size and form vary among species. Typically much smaller than and distinct from primary leaves, they may be overlooked by casual observers. However, rose stipules are easy to identify—a pair fuses along the base of the petiole, creating a distinctive wing-like appearance.

#mgnv #mastergardener Public Ed classes offered from September through October 2025 are now online. Each video has been edited and captioned, and each page includes multiple resources.

#mgnv #mastergardener #indoorherbgarden Growing herbs indoors is one of the most rewarding ways to bring freshness, fragrance, and flavor into your home year-round.

#mgnv #mastergardener #climatechange #hottersummers The new trend toward hotter summers and warmer winters is necessarily changing the way we garden. Our current lowest average temperature of 14 degrees now would place our region in Zone 8, which is presently located around Virginia Beach, a little over 200 miles further south. Should we be planting southern species?

#mgnv #mastergardener #wintergardening Vegetable gardening information and events for November.

#MasterGardener #MGNV #Glossary Fungi—rusts, smuts, mildews, molds, mushrooms, yeasts—can cause plant disease and death, or, can be beneficial as medicines and food and in symbiotic relationships. Mycorrhizal fungi partner with roots, stabilizing plants and enhancing their absorption of nutrients and water. To encourage mycorrhizal growth, #leave-the-leaves in fall.

#mgnv #mastergardener #begonias Try growing exotic begonias - species so bizarre, alien, and striking that they almost seem a little frightening!

#mgnv #mastergardener #smallspacegardening The Small Space Garden, tucked into a courtyard at the Fairlington Community Center, is a hub of activity on Sunday mornings from May to November. This petite demonstration garden, overseen by Master Gardener volunteers, and its associated plant clinic draw adults and children who are shopping at the adjacent Fairlington Farmers Market at 3308 S. Stafford St., Arlington, VA 22206.

#MasterGardener #MGNV In everyday conversation, when a form resembles an egg, we simply say it is egg-shaped. In botany, the terms ovate, obovate, ovoid, and obovoid describe egg-shaped plant parts. Similar shapes are oval, elliptic, and ellipsoid. Can you distinguish among these shapes when describing a leaf or fruit?

#mgnv #mastergardener #fallcolorshouseplants Bring houseplants with fall-colored foliage into your home to extend the season and enjoy the warm shades of red, orange, and yellow year-round.

Join us for the Open House & Pepper Fest at the Organic Vegetable Garden on Sept 13, 2025! Sample fresh peppers and learn gardening tips.

#mgnv #mastergardener #vegetable gardening #donateproduce OVG Pepperfest, donate your produce, Wednesday library talks and vegetable gardening to do lists!

#mgnv #mastergardener Public ed classes offered from March through June, 2025 are now online. Each video has been edited and captioned, and each page includes multiple resources.

#mgnv #mastergardener #vegetables #peppers Pepper Fest! Come celebrate the end of summer at the Organic Vegetable Garden! Sunday September 13 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Potomac Overlook Park.