Garden Dirt
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For Early Spring Blooms, Plant These Native Shrubs
By Ray Greenstreet Alexandria, VA – After a long, gray winter, we’re just itching to be greeted by beautiful colors…
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Boundless Ways to Welcome Fall to Your House and Garden
By Ray Greenstreet ALEXANDRIA,VA- Hello fall! After our hot summer, much-appreciated cooler temperatures usher in the season of cozy hayrides,…
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Have You Stopped to Admire The Hanging Flower Baskets in Old Town?
Alexandria, VA – Have you stopped to admire the radiant flower baskets hanging from the lamp posts on King Street…
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It Must Be Fall: It’s Time for The Northern Alexandria Native Plant Sale, Part 2
By Mary Wadland ALEXANDRIA,VA- Twice a year, ParkFairfax residents Scott Knudsen and his wife Jennifer Pease throw a plant party…
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In The Dirt: Succulents are an Easy Choice
By Ray Greenstreet ALEXANDRIA,VA- It may come as no surprise that interest in succulents has tripled in the past five…
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Summer gardening? It’s not too late!
Here’s what to do right now! By Ray Greenstreet Summer can be a time to sit back, relax, and enjoy…
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Alexandria Visitors Center Grounds Pop with Color, Thanks to Garden Club
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Garden Club of Alexandria celebrated the completion of the Alexandria Tourist Center, Ramsay House garden renovation…
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In The Dirt: Perennial Gardening
By Ray Greenstreet ALEXANDRIA, VA – June – and with it, summer – has arrived. In an annual rite…
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GREENSTREET GROWERS EXPANDS ITS GREENWALL TEAM
Lothian, MD – Greenstreet GreenWalls, a division of Greenstreet Growers, announced the latest addition to its GreenWall team – Melissa…
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In The Dirt: Pollinator Gardens
Planting for Pollinators By Ray Greenstreet Pollinators are critical to our environment. For the fruit and seeds of plants to…
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