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Events
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Landscape and Floral Design Service. Contact Mustard Seed Farm. 2012 Markets and Events. Farmers markets- Starting May 26th. South of the James). June 9, 28. August 11, 25. Sept 8, 22. June 2, 16. July 7, 21. Aug 4, 18. Sept 1, 15, 29. Oct 20, 27. Http:/ www.charlottesvillecitymarket.com. April 12, 13 and 14. Spring Garden Market at River Farm. Http:/ www.ahs.org/river farm/events.htm. Http:/ www.maymont.org/herbsgalore. Spring Garden Fest @ J Sargeant Reynolds. May 3, 4 and 5. Lewis Ginter Plant Sale.
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Historical Weather Data Blandy Experimental Farm
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Weather Database for Blandy Experimental Farm. Dates Covered: Feb 01, 1984 to Jul 31, 2016. A degree day calculator for this database is available here. USGS Current Groundwater Level. At Blandy: 36.36 feet below surface. Cumulative Snow And Precipitation. This Year Through Jul 31, 2016. Biggest one day rain. 5 in (Oct 29, 2012). Biggest one day snow. 300 in (Feb 06, 2010). Coldest Winter (avg winter daily minimum temp). 130 F (Jan 19, 1994). Hottest Summer (avg summer daily maximum temp).
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American Beauties : Broadlands Naturally
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August 21, 2016. Sign Up for NC Programs. Meet Your Native Plants. On Monday, October 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment. The American Beauties™ collection of native plants makes it easy to use trees, shrubs, vines, grasses and wildflowers that are beautiful and good for wildlife. Native plant experts and wildlife experts have teamed up to create four gardens guaranteed to bring life to your landscape by providing food and habitat for a variety of desirable critters. Garden Collections from American Beauties.
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Plant Natives in Your Yard : Broadlands Naturally
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August 21, 2016. Sign Up for NC Programs. Meet Your Native Plants. Plant Natives in Your Yard. Below is a regional list of shade-tolerant, drought-tolerant, low-maintenance, ground-covers that are gorgeous native plants great for shady corners. And they’ll attract songbirds and butterflies to boot! It grows out of control, covering ferns, wildflowers, herbs and even tree seedlings, thus removing essential food sources for birds and other wildlife while decreasing biodiversity. There ARE native options:.
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Loving to Grow Food : Broadlands Naturally
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August 21, 2016. Sign Up for NC Programs. Meet Your Native Plants. Loving to Grow Food. On Thursday, June 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment. Bryn and her family have been living in their townhome in Broadlands for about 4 years. Their backyard is really not a yard; it’s a small fenced-in space which is about 18 ft x 24 ft. Lucian, who is 3 years old, proudly showed me the plants he helps his mom grow; he especially loves growing the orange marigolds. You do not need a large space! Well, I was ready to get the d...
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Family Pond Plunking : Broadlands Naturally
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August 21, 2016. Sign Up for NC Programs. Meet Your Native Plants. On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 · Leave a Comment. Who lives in the pond in front of the Broadlands Nature Center? Is the water healthy for living things? Saturday, April 11. 10:30am – 12:30pm (doors open at 10:15). 21907 Claiborne Parkway, Broadlands VA. 4/child under 18 prepaid (closes 12 noon Friday). 5/child under 18 at the door. Bring your family outside to study the Nature Center Pond with ANS naturalists! Upcoming Events and Workshops.
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Getting to Know Paw Paw : Broadlands Naturally
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August 21, 2016. Sign Up for NC Programs. Meet Your Native Plants. Getting to Know Paw Paw. On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment. Pawpaw season will arrive soon in the Eastern US. So just what is a pawpaw, other than something many of us sang about as children? And what the heck does one taste like? It’s actually an interesting story…. As a fruit tree but it’s not commonly found under cultivation. The pawpaw is an understory tree, often appearing more like a bush than a tree, with fruit found sin...
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Native Plants Sanctuary & Wildlife Habitats Demonstration Garden : Broadlands Naturally
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August 21, 2016. Sign Up for NC Programs. Meet Your Native Plants. Native Plants Sanctuary & Wildlife Habitats Demonstration Garden. Habitat restoration refers to projects meant to replenish an ecosystem. 8216;s natural resources following natural or man-made damage. In some cases, habitat restoration is critically important to the survival of native species, the integrity of soil or water, and the continued existence of a natural ecosystem. Our goal is to repair our ecological footprint. Has been nation...
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Lavender Hyssop : Broadlands Naturally
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August 21, 2016. Sign Up for NC Programs. Meet Your Native Plants. On Wednesday, June 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment. Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze. A 2-4 ft. perennial with dense, terminal spikes of small, tubular, bright blue flowers. Leaves are opposite, oval, toothed and whitish beneath give off the scent of anise when bruised. The sturdy, erect blue giant-hyssop is of the most ornamental native mints. Bloom Color: Blue , Purple. Bloom Time: Jul , Aug. Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade.
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Need Wildlife Advice? : Broadlands Naturally
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August 21, 2016. Sign Up for NC Programs. Meet Your Native Plants. Blue Ridge Wildlife Center. For advice about wildlife concerns or emergencies, call our wildlife hotline. PO Box 326 Millwood, VA 22646. NOT open to the public, but they are available to accept wildlife in need of help. 930 Tilthammer Mill Road Boyce, VA 22620. If you find wildlife you believe is in need of human assistance, call the WRL. Wildlife Hotline at: (703) 440-0800. Wildlife Center of Virginia. Are available seven days a week to ...
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