Row Covers: A Gardening Season-Extender With Benefits
These simple plant covers extend both ends of the growing season while encouraging vegetative growth and providing chemical-free pest protection.
Upcoming Events
Register for the Master Gardener 2020 class; attend lectures on trees, invasives, native plants, and medicinal plants from the Appalachian forests. Attend the Fall Open House and plant/tree sale at Tufton Farms.
October in the Vegetable Garden
October vegetable gardening is a blend of harvesting, planting and preparing the garden for the winter and next season.
Viburnum–A Shrub for Many Settings
Viburnums offer lovely spring/summer flowers, attractive foliage, fall color, adaptability to growing conditions, and colorful berries that feed wildlife.
The Ornamental Garden in October
Fall chores involve preparing houseplants for life indoors; planting and/or forcing hardy bulbs; caring for tender bulbs; cutting down perennials; making leaf mold; and knowing what NOT to do.
September Tasks & Tips for the Ornamental Garden
Time to plant trees, shrubs, perennials and bulbs!