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RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL PLANTS FOR THE DISCRIMINATING GARDENER AND COLLECTOR

Barry Glick

Sunshine Farm and Gardens 696 Glicks Road

Renick, WV 24966, USA

Email: barry@sunfarm.com www.sunfarm.com

Green Spring Gardens

www.greenspring.org

A “must visit” for everyone in the metropolitan Washington, DC, area. It’s a year-round goldmine of information and inspiration for the home gardener. It’s an outdoor classroom for children and their families to learn about plants and wildlife. It’s also a museum, a national historic site that offers glimpses into a long, rich history with colonial origins. Located at 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria, VA. Information: 703-642-5173.

According to the National Garden Bureau, Celosia is a unique annual for the garden with its brightly colored flowers and textures that beg to be touched. Read more about Celosia at https://ngb.org/ year-of-the-celosia/.

Got a Garden Question?

Got a gardening question you need answered? Send your questions to KathyJentz@gmail.com and use the subject line “Q&A.” Then look for your answered questions in upcoming issues.

The Three Sisters Gardens of Greenbelt, MD, are a trio of demonstration gardens that promote Chesapeake Bay-friendly edible and native plant landscaping. They are looking for volunteers. To help out, contact maggie@chears.org.

Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) prefers to grow in rich, moist soils in woodland gardens. Birds and mice eat the fruits and disperse the seeds.

Credits

Kathy Jentz

Editor/Publisher

Washington Gardener

826 Philadelphia Ave.

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Phone: 301-588-6894 kathyjentz@gmail.com www.washingtongardener.com

Ruth E. Thaler-Carter

Proofreader

Taylor Edwards

Marissa Yelenik

Intern

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