Green Spring Gardens is a great local resource for us. It is situated not far from Vienna, at 4603 Green Spring Rd Alexandria, VA 22312 The Garden Gate Plant Shop specializes in plants that do well in local growing conditions. It offers many plants featured in Green Spring’s demonstration gardens. Shop from April until early fall. …
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Finding Suitable Plants
When once we had decided which plants we wanted to use, we had to figure out where to go to get them. The easiest way is to go to our local nurseries. As more people are coming to realize the value of native plants, nurseries are beginning to have these plants identified. Look for the …
From Design to Details
Having a design in place certainly helped. We planned to have tall plants at the back, sun-loving plants in open spaces and so forth. Now we had to decide which out of all the abundance of plant types, we should choose. We decided that since we live in Northern Virginia, it made sense for us …
Designing the Garden
In early 2019, as winter was coming to an end, and the ivy was being smothered by cardboard and mulch, we started working on the layout of the new garden. We considered consulting a landscape designer. There are some companies that specialize in the use of native plants. They would have come and made a …
Stewardship of Creation
Have you noticed the new Meditation Garden near the front door of the church? It was installed recently, and it looks a little different from the other plantings on our property. We’d like to tell you a little more about it. First a little background. The SOCC was formed a few years ago to promote sustainable practices at …
Holy Comforter Creation Care 