As summer turns to fall, I have to remind myself that there are still almost two months of blooms to go! Now blooming at the WVBG are […]
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What’s Blooming at the WVBG?
Summer is in full swing in the mountain region, and blooms that love the heat are leading the way. At the West Virginia Botanic Garden on […]
What’s Blooming at the WVBG?
Summer arrived early in the region and at the West Virginia Botanic Garden on Tyrone Road in Morgantown. The early heat and warm storms are driving the […]
Coombs Flowers can bring beauty to any occasion
The types of businesses lining the downtown byways tend to change over time as our needs for products and services evolve. The demand for flowers, however, is […]
Pride tested by realization about our state flower
Well, this is embarrassing. I have to admit to having misidentified our state flowers for most of my life. Recently, I noticed some small rhododendrons blooming along […]
A lot to learn about trilliums
My family’s land has its share of autumn olives, multiflora roses and other non-natives. Alongside these often too common plants grow some native treasures, including ramps, native […]
MAC hosts ikebana classes — the Japanese art of flower arranging
When it comes to celebrating Valentine’s Day, few things are as iconic as flowers. To honor the special status nature’s blooms hold for the holiday, Monongalia Arts […]
What’s Blooming at the WVBG?
BY DAVID P. DAVIS As August gives way to September, late summer wildflowers (notably goldenrods and iron weeds in the aster family) will dominate meadows in West […]
Flora, fauna familiar in Maine
Sometimes my mind boggles when I think on the number of plants, fungi, animals and insects inhabiting my slice of the world. Then I fall down a […]
What’s Blooming at the WVBG?
BY DAVID P. DAVIS Now is a great time to visit The West Virginia Botanic Garden to take in the late summer blooms. At this time of […]