Washington Gardener Enews February 2013

ENEWSLETTER

FEBRUARY 2013

Welcome to the Washington Gardener Enewsletter!

This enewsletter is the sister publication of Washington Gardener Magazine. Both the print magazine and online enewsletter share the same mission and focus — helping DC-MD-VA region gardens grow — but our content is different. In this monthly enewsletter, we address timely seasonal topics and projects; post local garden events; and, a monthly list of what you can be doing now in your garden.

We encourage you to subscribe to Washington Gardener Magazine as well for indepth articles, inspirational photos, and great garden resources for the Washington DC area gardener.

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For our February 2013 Washington Gardener Reader Contest, Washington Gardener is giving away an assortment of fresh seed packs (prize value of more than $20).

The seed assortment includes a savory greens mix, fenugreek sprouts, annual flowers, heirloom tomatoes, and much more. The seeds are freshly packed for 2013 and come from a variety of great seed companies including Botanical Interests, Burpee, Renee’s Garden, and Peaceful Valley.

To enter to win the Seed Assortment, either ‘Like” us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/washingtongardenermagazine or “Follow” us on Twitter at http:/www.twitter.com/WDCGardener by 5:00pm on February 28.

We will pick a winner at random from among all of our Twitter and Facebook followers. The seed assortment winner will be announced and notified about March 1.

Quick Links to Recent Washington Gardener Blog Posts • Striking February Gold • Growing Kale Indoors Video • Wisteria: You Can Grow That!

• Garden Photo Contest Winners • Broccoli Feast See more Washington Gardener Blog posts at WashingtonGardener.Blogspot.com.

February Garden To-Do List Spotlight Special First Editions® Pink Frost Purple Anise Tree (Illicium floridanum ‘Pink Frost’ PP21,287)

A vigorous shrub for a shady location, ‘Pink Frost’ has lovely variegated white and green foliage that highlight the spring flowers which are maroon-red in color. Variegation turns a beautiful pink-rose in cold weather.

Loves to be in moist, but well drained soils.

The variegated white and green foliage of First Editions® Pink Frost Illicium provide a beautiful backdrop to this shrub’s deep maroon, star-shaped flowers. This shade garden standout adds extra winter interest as the variegation turns a pink-rose color when temperatures dip.

Bred by Plant Introductions, Inc., First Editions Pink Frost is a vigorous growing evergreen. Use it as a shady border shrub or to create an amazing container garden.

Look for First Editions Pink Frost Illicium (www.firsteditionsplants.com) in the purple pot at garden centers this spring.

Plant Facts: Location: Shade Width: 6- to 10-feet Shape: Rounded Zone: 6-9 Flower: Maroon-red Height: 6- to 10-feet Foliage: Green with white variegation turning to pink-rose in winter

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Here is our comprehensive garden task list for gardens in the greater DC metro region for February 16-March 15. Your additions to this list are most welcome: • Cut some branches (forsythia, quince, bittersweet, redbud, willow, etc.) for forcing indoors.

• Put suet out for birds.

• Keep bird feeders filled and provide a source of water.

• Check outside plants and trees for animal (deer) damage.

• Mist indoor plants and set up pebble trays to increase humidity.

• Rejuvenate holly bushes and boxwood with a hard pruning.

• Plan landscape design projects.

• Check evergreens for sign of desiccation.

• Start seeds of cool season vegetables and flowers.

• Keep ice melting chemicals away from garden beds. Use coarse sand instead.

• Prune any dead or diseased wood off trees and shrubs.

• Fertilize trees, shrubs, and evergreens.

• Prune roses.

• Begin tilling beds (when the earth is dry enough to work - mot muddy) and work in compost.

• Plant or transplant trees or shrubs including berries, roses, and evergreens.

• Apply pre-emergent weed control like corn gluten.

• Protect tender plants by covering them with some type of cloth material, if an unusually cold day or night is forecast. Be sure to uncover them if it warms up.

• Weed.

• Trim ornamental grasses such as liriope, mondo, and pampas.

• Divide overgrown or crowded perennials such as daylily and shasta daisy.

• Scan houseplants for insect activity.

• Dust your house plants with a slightly damp cloth.

• Clear out perennial beds of any dead plant parts and debris.

• Clean and organize the garden shed.

• Clean, sharpen, and oil the tools. If not done last Fall.

• Walk your yard and check plants and bulbs for heaving and place them back into the ground. Cover with more mulch to prevent further heaving.

• Apply dormant oil spray to ornamentals and fruit trees before dormancy breaks.

• Check and tune-up power equipment (mowers and trimmers).

• Build garden furniture.

• Spread new gravel on paths.

• Mulch bare areas.

• Design new beds and gardens.

• Pick up new gardening books and magazines for inspiration.

• Start seedling indoors under grow lights. Some good choices to start early are peppers, artichokes, onions, beets, turnips, cabbage, kale, and leeks.

• Put up trellises and tee pees for peas and beans to climb on.

• Direct sow early, cool season crops as soon as ground soil can be worked. Good choices are peas, lettuces, mustards, onion sets, kale, and cabbages.

• Start or turn your compost pile.

• Do an annual soil test and amend soils as recommended.

• Check for snow damage after a storm. Gently brush off snow weight, if you must.

But better to let snow melt off on its own.

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7th Annual Washington Gardener Philadelphia Flower Show Tour Organized by Washington Gardener Magazine Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 10:00AM-10:00PM Leaving and returning from downtown Silver Spring, MD

The Philadelphia Flower Show is the oldest and largest indoor flower show in the world. The theme for 2013 is “Great Britain: Brilliant.” Join us for a visit to magnificent floral and garden exhibits, special programming, and new attractions will pay tribute to centuries of influential British culture, culminating in the urbane style of 21st-century London. This is not your grandmother’s Flower Show … but she’s going to love it! The Flower Show attracts non-gardeners as well as die-hard green-thumbed people of all ages. Foodies of all tastes will love the Garden to Table Kitchen. Participate in the Lectures and Demonstrations series, Gardener’s Studio, and new “Make & Take” workshops. Especially for guys will be “The Backyard,” a room devoted to outdoor living. Firsttime and returning riders will enjoy the personalized and welcoming details of our coach service.

Schedule for the day: • 10:00AM coach leaves downtown Silver Spring with lunch, games, and DVD viewing en route • 12:45-7:15PM Explore Philadelphia Flower Show ~ dinner on your own • 7:30PM Coach departs Philadelphia Convention Center with snacks, games, and DVD showing onboard • 10:00PM Coach arrives at downtown Silver Spring This tour package includes: 1. Charter Passenger Coach - reserved seating and storage under the bus 2. Choice of Gourmet Box Lunch on the way up to the show 3. Snacks for the return trip 4. Listing of nearby restaurants for dinner on your own at the show 5. Information package on the show which will assist in prioritizing your day 6. Two Garden DVD showings 7. Admission to the show & Driver Tip 8. Convenient drop-off and pick-up at downtown Silver Spring, MD 9. Lively show and garden discussions led by Washington Gardener’s Kathy Jentz 10. Surprises and prizes.

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To register, please use the form below. (One form per person.)

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Registration deadline: March 1, 2013

Full refund if canceled by February 6. $40 refunded until February 28.

No refunds after March 4.

Questions?

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Check/money order #_______ ~ Please make payable to “Washington Gardener” Send this registration form along with your payment to: Washington Gardener, 826 Philadelphia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

If that you’ve to thetour Philadelphia Flower Show, this is your to escape from the last Note we never have abeen SECOND on THURSDAY, March 7 leaving fromopportunity Behnke Nurseries in Beltsville, MD.of If this winter’s cold winds and experience a garden paradise.

Walk through floral wonderlands, take notes at one of fits your needs better, please contact wgardenermag@aol.com today to receive a registration form for that option. the many workshops, enjoy new plants on display, and shop the vendors’ tempting array of goodies.

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Growing Dwarf Citrus Trees

by Kathy Jentz

Many of us look with envy at our friends in southern Florida and California who can go out to their backyards and pick a basket full of ripe citrus whenever they like. Until global warming really kicks in, we in the Mid-Atlantic will have to settle for growing our citrus indoors and at a much smaller scale. Even if they never fruit, their flower scents are heavenly. Here are a few cultivation tips to get you started: • You can grow citrus from seeds and cuttings or purchase a dwarf citrus plant from a local garden center.

• Citrus plants need full sun. Choose a bright, south-facing window in winter. In summer, they can vacation outside, but protect them from harsh afternoon sun.

• Keep them cool at night (in the 50s) and about 65-68 degrees by day.

• As with most container plants, do not over water or let them sit in a wet saucer.

• Use distilled or rain water as citrus do not like salt build-up in their soil.

• They love humidity. Mist often. Add a pebble tray. Set up a cool-mist humidifier nearby.

• Use a high-nitrogen, acidic fertilizer from spring through summer.

• Prune any growing tips back often to maintain a bushy, full shape.

• Rotate the citrus plant a bit every week for even growth.

• Remove any suckers or root growth below the plants graft point.

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Register Today at

ParkPASS.org

February 22, 2013 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Join us to examine the next chapter of American horticulture and the emphasis on sustainability that will drive landscape design in the coming decades.

SEMINAR TOPICS Integrated Design Strategies for Small Scale Sites and Residential Landscapes Heather L. Venhaus, Principal at

Regenerative Environmental Design

Ecological—and Beautiful—Stormwater Management Steven Torgerson, ASLA, RLA;

A. Morton Thomas & Associates, Inc.

Creating Diverse and Sustainable Gardens Inspired by Nature

Rick Lewandowski, Horticulturist, Naturalist,

Lecturer and Consultant

Sustainable in the Material World

Meg Calkins, ASLA, LEED AP, Ball State University

Happy Hour following the event (additional $15 registration fee) Find detailed session descriptions, speaker bios, and registration information at BrooksideGreen.org or call 301-962-1451.

Register online at www.ParkPASS.org Course # 212968; Fee: $89 Join us for Happy Hour immediately following the Symposium; Course # 224799; Fee: $15 BrooksideGreen.org 301-962-1451 1800 Glenallan Avenue Wheaton, MD 20902

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TOP AREA GARDENING EVENTS DC-Area Gardening Calendar ~ Upcoming Events ~ February 16 - March 15, 2013 • Monday, February 18, 8pm Finding Your Own Garden Design Talk The Silver Spring Garden Club hosts this talk by landscape designer Elin Haaga at Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD. Most current garden magazines represent just one kind of garden design, but there are many other options. Find out what kind of garden you find most appealing and look at ways you can create your own garden paradise. This event is FREE and open to the public.

Directions at www.brooksidegardens. com.

• Wednesday, February 20, 7:30pm Trees for the Urban Garden Talk The speaker is Kevin Conrad, Curator, Woody Landscape Plant Germplasm Repository at the U.S. National Arboretum. Kevin is responsible for the conservation of woody landscape plants of diverse wild-origin. He manages a repository for the long term preservation of seeds and clonal material.

Hosted by the Takoma Horticultural Club. Held at Historic Takoma, 7328 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park, MD. This event is FREE and open to the public.

Details at www.takomahort.org.

• Friday, February 22, 8:30am-4:00pm 2013 Green Matters Symposium - The New American Landscape Join us to examine the next chapter of American horticulture and the emphasis on sustainability that will drive landscape design in the coming decades.

Sustainability has entered the mainstream. We see it associated with our food, building materials, and even the Olympics, but what does it really mean and how does it apply to landscape design? Course # 212968; Fee: $89; registration required at www.ParkPASS. org. For more information, call 301-9621451 or visit us online at www.BrooksideGreen.org. M-NCPPC Montgomery Parks’ Brookside Gardens is located at 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD. • Saturday, February 23 RootingDC A FREE Urban Gardening Forum held annually in February. Details to be posted soon at http://fieldtoforknetwork.

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org/rootingdc/ for the event at Wilson High School in WDC. • Saturday, February 23, 8:30am-4pm 9th Annual EcoSavvy Gardening Symposium Green Spring Master Gardeners are committed to showing homeowners and gardening professionals how everyone can make a difference in the health of our environment. Guest speakers in the fields of science and ecology speak on relevant homeowner topics. Sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension.

For more information call Green Spring Gardens at 703-642-5173.

• Saturday, February 23 Montgomery County Master Gardeners 13th Annual Mini-Conference The theme of the conference held in Derwood, MD., is Our Common Ground – Building better landscapes, one yard at a time. Registration information is available on the web site: mcmg.umd. edu. The registration deadline is February 15, 2013. Space is limited and workshops will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Saturday, February 23, 10am-1pm Winter Tree Tour of the Capitol Grounds Winter is the best time to appreciate the architecture of the historic trees gracing the U.S. Capitol grounds. Meet on the Terrace in front of the entrance to the U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory and stroll around the Capitol with Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of City of Trees, admiring and learning about its magnificent trees from around the country and the world. Learn to identify Kentucky coffee-trees, Japanese pagoda trees, beeches, magnolias and dogwoods during winter. Melanie will focus on the bark, buds and overall growth habit of grand old trees, including many official state trees and memorial plantings. Giant sequoias and a massive willow oak are among the trees on the tour. Melanie will share history of the Capitol grounds and the city of Washington throughout the tour.

FREE: Pre-registration required: Visit www.usbg.gov

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• Saturday, February 23, 10 am Chasing the Bloom in the Southern Appalachians Potomac Chapter Rock Garden Society meeting at Brookside Gardens, Wheaton, MD. Don Hyatt is a PVC member and rhododendron expert. His lecture will provide a taste of what’s to come at the May NARGS meeting in North Carolina. Details at pvcnargs.org, • Saturday, February 23, 10am-12noon Holly Collection Tour Tour this collection of nearly 200 different hollies with the holly curator. See how broad-leaved and deciduous hollies add sparkle to the winter landscape with colorful foliage and berries. Learn about the Arboretum’s research that led to successes such as ‘Sparkleberry’, a prize-winning introduction. Fee: $12.

Registration required. To register, visit www.usna.usda.gov or call 202-2454521. Held at the U.S. National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002; 202.245.2726; www. usna.usda.gov.

• Saturday, February 23, 10 -11am Enhance your garden skills...

Boxwood Basics Join boxwood expert Robert Saunders, of Saunders Brothers Nursery, for an in-depth lecture on boxwood care. Gardeners are rediscovering boxwood, the backbone of many landscapes and formal gardens, including Tudor Place, for centuries. Learn how to properly prune and care for this beautiful plant that adds instant elegance to landscape.

Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st Street, NW, Washington, DC. Call to register: 202.965.0400.

• Wednesday, February 27, 7:30pm How Plants Get Their Names The Beltsville Garden Club will meet on in the cafeteria of the James E. Duckworth School, 11201 Evans Trail, Beltsville, MD. The speaker is Janet Koles. She is a self-employed gardener, currently working in over 30 gardens.

Her 20 years of experience have been informed by Master Gardening classes, and 13 years of volunteer experience at Brookside Gardens. She has worked

TOP AREA GARDENING EVENTS DC-Area Gardening Calendar ~ Upcoming Events ~ February 16 - March 15, 2013 in the perennial, fragrance, and azalea gardens, with the Butterfly Show, and is currently a tour guide at Brookside Gardens.

Early study of edible wild plants sparked Ms. Koles’ interest in plant names and their origins. She says that some plant names have interesting stories attached. Others provide a history lesson regarding medicinal or everyday use of the plants. She has been collecting information and lecturing on this topic for six years, and will share her enthusiasm for this subject with us.

Bring a plant or plant related material for the club’s door prize table. The public is welcomed and admission is free.

Details at www.beltsvillegardenclub.org.

• Saturday, March 2, 11:00am-3:00pm National Capital Orchid Society 35th Annual Auction Exotic Orchid Auction. Admission is free.

Preview from 10:00 -11:00am at Behnke Nursery, 11300 Baltimore Ave. Beltsville, MD 20705. Details at www. ncos.us.

• Sunday, March 3, 1:30-3pm Aging Gracefully as One’s Garden Matures Having earned every wrinkle, Elissa Steeves muses aloud on more than 40 years of personal gardening experience and how her garden reflects her own unique personality. With poise and humor she discusses some really great plants and how age brings changes to our tastes and ideas about gardening.

Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, VA 22312; 703.642.5173; www.greenspring.org.

Code: 290 182 2101. Fee $10.

• Wednesday, March 6 Philadelphia Flower Show Trip with Washington Gardener Magazine leaving from and returning to downtown Silver Spring, MD. See page 3 for details.

Contact wgardenermag@aol.com or call 301.588.6894 for availability.

• Thursday, March 7 Philadelphia Flower Show Trip with Washington Gardener Magazine leaving from and returning to Behnke Nurseries

in Beltsville, MD. See page 3 for details.

Contact wgardenermag@aol.com or call 301.588.6894 for availability.

• Saturday, March 9 USBG Open House Free US Botanic Gardens’ production greenhouses open house. Reservations required. See details at http://www. usbg.gov/events/2012/12/18/production-facility-open-house. USBG Friends: $5; Non-members: $10. Contact: Laura.

Washington@dc.gov.

• Thursday, March 14, 12noon-1pm Online Chat: A Blossoming City: Trees Putting on a Springtime Show Discover what tree species in the DMV area will be debuting their blossoms this spring and where you can find them. Consult our online library in advance and ask about your favorites live during the chat. Free. Casey Trees, Washington, DC; 202.833.4010; www. caseytrees.org.

• Thursday, March 14, 6-8pm “A Community of Gardeners” Film Screening and Discussion Cintia Cabib, Independent Filmmaker “A Community of Gardeners” explores the vital role of seven community gardens in Washington, DC, as sources of fresh, nutritious food, places of healing, outdoor classrooms, links to immigrants’ homelands, centers of social interaction and oases of beauty and calm in inner-city neighborhoods. The documentary also traces the history of community gardens in the United States, from the potato patch farms of the late 19th century, to the victory gardens of World War II, to community gardening’s current renaissance. Filmmaker Cintia Cabib will discuss the film and answer audience questions following the screening. Please note: Doors will open at 6pm. Screening will start at 6:30pm. FREE: Pre-registration required: Visit www.usbg.gov.

SAVE THE DATE: • Saturday, March 23, 9:00am-3:00pm 27th Annual Lahr Native Plant Symposium and Plant Sale

The symposium returns to the National Arboretum after two years in Beltsville.

Complete details and registration information will be available February 1, 2013 at www.usna.usda.gov.

United States National Arboretum 3501 New York Avenue, NE Washington, DC. • Wednesday, March 27, 8am-4pm Shenandoah Valley Plant Symposium Be inspired by nationally renowned plant experts Dan Heims, Peter Hatch, Pam Baggett, and Bryce Lane. They will be presenting their favorite ideas and solutions for all your planting problems.

It will be just what the doctor (or horticulturist in this case) ordered as winter ends and the spring planting season begins. This event offers something for everyone from the novice home gardener to experienced horticulturist. The proceeds will supplement the horticulture program’s budget to provide more for the community. Presented by Waynesboro Parks and Recreation Department at Best Western Inn & Suites Conference Center, Waynesboro, VA. Find out more at http://www.waynesboro.va.us.

Still More Event Listings See even more event listings on the Washington Gardener Yahoo discussion list. Join the list at http://groups.yahoo. com/group/WashingtonGardener/.

Event Listing Submissions To submit an event for this listing, please contact: Wgardenermag@aol. com and put “Event” in the email subject head. Our next deadline is March 12 for the March 15 edition of this enewsletter featuring events taking place March 16-April 15.

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MARCH/APRIL 2005 • Landscape DIY vs. Pro • Prevent Gardener’s Back • Ladew Topiary Gardens • Cherry Trees

MAY/JUNE 2007 • Roses: Easy Care Tips • Native Roses & Heirloom Roses • Edible Flowers • How to Plant a Bare-root Rose

MAY/JUNE 2005 • Stunning Plant Combinations • Turning Clay into Rich Soil • Wild Garlic • Strawberries

JULY/AUGUST 2007 • Groundcovers: Alternatives to Turfgrass • How to Pinch, Prune, & Dead-head •William Paca House & Gardens • Hardy Geraniums

JULY/AUGUST 2005 • Water Gardens • Poison Ivy • Disguising a Sloping Yard • Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2007 • Succulents: Hardy to our Region • Drought-tolerant Natives • Southern Vegetables • Seed Saving Savvy Tips

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2005 • Container Gardens • Clematis Vines • Sponge Gardening/Rain Gardens • 5 Insect Enemies of Gardeners

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007 • Gardening with Children • Indoor Bulb Forcing Basics • National Museum of the American Indian • Versatile Viburnums

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2005 • Backyard Bird Habitats • Hellebores • Building a Coldframe • Bulb Planting Basics

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2008 • Dealing with Deer • Our Favorite Garden Tools • Indoor Bulb Forcing Basics • Delightful Daffodils

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006 • Garden Decor Principles • Primroses • Tasty Heirloom Veggies • U.S. Botanic Garden

MARCH/APRIL 2008 • Patio, Balcony, Rooftop Container Gardens • Our Favorite Garden Tools • Coral Bells (Heucheras)

MARCH/APRIL 2006 • Top 10 Small Trees and Large Shrubs • Azaleas • Figs, Berries, & Persimmons • Basic Pruning Principles MAY/JUNE 2006 • Using Native Plants in Your Landscape • Crabgrass • Peppers • Secret Sources for Free Plants JULY/AUGUST 2006 • Hydrangeas • Theme Gardens • Agave • Find Garden Space by Growing Up SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 • Shade Gardening • Hosta Care Guide • Fig-growing Tips and Recipes NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2006 • Horticultural Careers • Juniper Care Guide • Winter Squash Growing Tips and Recipes • Layer/Lasagna Gardening JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007 • Indoor Gardening • Daphne Care Guide • Asparagus Growing Tips and Recipes • Houseplant Propagation MARCH/APRIL 2007 • Stormwater Management • Dogwood Selection & Care Guide • Early Spring Vegetable Growing Tips • Franciscan Monastery Bulb Gardens

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MAY/JUNE 2008 — ALMOST SOLD OUT! • Growing Great Tomatoes • Glamorous Gladiolus • Seed Starting Basics • Flavorful Fruiting Natives JULY/AUGUST 2008 • Landscaping with Ornamental Grasses • Edible Grasses to Graze On • Slug and Snail Control • Sage Advice: Sun-loving Salvias SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2008 • Autumn Edibles — What to Plant Now • Beguiling Barrenworts (Epimediums) • The Best Time to Plant Spring-blooming Bulbs • 14 Dry Shade Plants Too Good to Overlook NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008 • Outdoor Lighting Essentials • How to Prune Fruiting Trees, Shrubs, and Vines • 5 Top Tips for Overwintering Tender Bulbs • Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 • Compost Happens: Nature’s Free Fertilizer • Managing Stormwater with a Rain Garden • Visiting Virginia’s State Arboretum • Grow Winter Hazel for Gorgeous Winter Color MARCH/APRIL 2009 • 40+ Free and Low-cost Local Garden Tips • Spring Edibles Planting Guide for the Mid-Atlantic • Testing Your Soil for a Fresh Start • Redbud Tree Selection and Care • Best Local Viewing Spots for Virginia Bluebells

MAY/JUNE 2009 • Top 12+ Easy Summer Annuals for DC Heat • Salad Table Project • Grow and Enjoy Eggplant • How to Chuck a Woodchuck from Your Garden SUMMER 2009 • Grow Grapes in the Mid-Atlantic • Passionflowers • Mulching Basics • What’s Bugging Your Tomatoes • Growing Hops FALL 2009 • Apples • How To Save Tomato Seeds • Persimmons WINTER 2009 • Battling Garden Thugs • How to Start Seeds Indoors • Red Twig Dogwoods • Unusual Edibles to Grow in Our Region SPRING 2010 • Community Gardens • Building a Raised Bed • Dwarf Iris • Broccoli SUMMER 2010 • Fragrance Gardens • Watering Without Waste • Lavender • Potatoes FALL 2010 • Vines and Climbers • Battling Stink Bugs • Russian Sage • Garlic WINTER 2010 • Paths and Walkways • Edgeworthia • Kohlrabi SPRING 2011 • Cutting-Edge Gardens • Final Frost Dates and When to Plant • Bleeding Hearts • Onions SUMMER 2011 • Ornamental Edibles • Urban Foraging • Amsonia/Arkansas Blue Star • Growing Corn in the Mid-Atlantic

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FALL 2011 • Herb Gardens • Toad Lilies • Sweet Potatoes • Cool Weather Cover Crops WINTER 2011 - EARLY SPRING 2012 • Green Roofs and Walls • Heaths and Heathers • Radishes SPRING 2012 • Pollinator Gardens • Brunnera: Perennial of the Year • Growing Yacon

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Magazine Excerpt: How to Get Rid of Deer Before They Devour Your Yard and Garden

Deer are now a permanent part of our landscapes, brazenly entering our yards and eating our gorgeous gardens.

“In the early part of the 20th century, the deer population in the U.S. was less than half a million animals,” says Greg Ecsedy, owner of Bobbex Inc., which manufactures deer repellent. “Today, estimates place the deer population at between 15 million and 20 million animals that cause about $1 billion a year in damage to farms, gardens, yards, and timber.”

Several methods can be effective in deterring deer. Solutions include: • Deer Repellent — Deer rely heavily on their sense of smell to assess the desirability of an area for feeding, and to alert them to danger. Disrupting their sense of smell can disrupt their sense of security, which is why scent-based repellents often prove effective.

• Deer-Deterrent Devices — Motion-activated noise-makers and lights can scare deer off for a short time. A deer’s movement in the yard can activate motion lights at night, scaring them away; during the day, you can use motion-activated sound. It’s likely, however, that deer will become acclimated to both tactics over time, and the sound and motion might not have an effect on them...

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