We love leatherflower (Clematis viorna), a native vining clematis, for its thick, bell-shaped purple flowers that come all summer long.

A Virginia Master Gardener shares spring tips and local news

A Virginia Master Gardener shares tips and gardening news for early spring

A Baltimore Master Gardener shares tips and gardening news for early spring

A Maryland Master Gardener shares tips and gardening news for early spring

Nature has supplied us with a multitude of incredibly powerful scenes that are capable of rejuvenating the human spirit, but I believe that a well-designed garden right outside your back door can stimulate a similar positive experience.

Signs of spring can be seen in Virginia gardens as early as December.

Here’s how to make a bog garden in a container.

In the spring of 2002, our two fields were planted with warm-season grasses, legumes, and wildflowers in an effort to create a wildlife habitat.

Pieces of the puzzle of renowned colonial botanist John Clayton’s life have been turning up in the soil where his home once stood.