Posts Tagged ‘Grow’
Grow: Tiny Garden? No Problem!
Mike and Pat Worsham shared this great story of how adding just one potted butterfly milkweed in a sunny spot provided monarch habitat. Even if you don’t have much space, you can still make a difference! Here’s an easy way to plant natives and create your own small butterfly garden. All you need is a…
Read MoreGrow: Native Plant Garden Tour Hartzells – Three Tours in One!
Our final garden tour of the season found us at the home of Jeanne and Will Hartzell. It was a fantastic opportunity to visit a property that meets HOA approval in the front yard and fully embraces native plantings in the back. The Hartzells are 7 years into transforming their extraordinary site from farmland to…
Read MoreGrow: Native Plant Garden Tour Landry-Stone – With a Rappahannock River View
August 2025 found us right along the Rappahannock River, just downstream from Fredericksburg, at Ruth Landry-Stone and Lee Stone’s home. They have owned their property for three years and are at the mid-way process of rejuvenating land along our chapter’s namesake river. Their home is surrounded by trees and understory – some of it native…
Read MoreGrow: Native Plant Garden Tour Ackermann & Worsham – Downtown Fredericksburg Style
We spent a beautiful and warm morning in late July visiting two homes in downtown Fredericksburg. We were honored by having Nancy Vehrs, President of the Virginia Native Plant Society join us on the tours! Over 40 of us started the morning at the home of Ernie and Lynn Ackermann who showed us around their…
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