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Posted on May 15, 4:00 PM
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The orchid family (known scientifically as Orchidaceae) is the largest plant family in the world, in terms of number of species. Estimates run from 20,000 to 50,000 species. Most orchid species are native to the tropics, but 25 species are native to the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
Posted on Apr 13, 2:59 PM
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Fans of ground cover tout it as an attractive, environmentally friendly alternative to the quest for a perfect lawn and assaults on air and water quality that come from fertilizer chemicals and gas-powered mowers.
Posted on Apr 13, 2:55 PM
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The time for early spring pruning is waning fast, so those with an unfinished to-do list will want to cut back perennials, roses, ornamental grasses and boxwoods as soon as possible.
Posted on Apr 13, 2:52 PM
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Cooperative extension offices are hosting drinking water clinics this spring and summer as part of the Virginia Household Water Quality Program.
Posted on Apr 13, 2:45 PM
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Area nursery owners often know a lot about the birds and the bees -- and what plants attract them.
Posted on Apr 13, 2:42 PM
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While container gardening's name sounds just like what it is, the practice leaves plenty of room for creativity.
Posted on Apr 11, 12:00 AM
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Part of the 79th Virginia Historic Garden Week, the home of Susan and Clay Morris, at 450 Berrys Ferry Road in White Post, is both formal and country-style with statues standing beside a koi pond and wisteria overhanging a pergola near a stone fountain outside the sun room.
Posted on Sep 10, 12:15 AM
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WINCHESTER - When Stephanie and Brice Duvall designed their home on Handley Avenue more than five years ago, there were two things Mrs. Duvall says she had to have in it -- a kitchen area that was open to the family room and a large island in the kitchen's center.
Posted on Aug 27, 12:15 AM
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WOODSTOCK -- Despite battles with everything from Indians to time itself, nine consecutive generations of the Sheetz family at some point have called a single house along Narrow Passage Creek home.
Posted on Aug 13, 12:15 AM
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WINCHESTER -- Paul E. Delmerico would fit right in with the AMC TV show "Mad Men," and that's exactly what he hopes will happen.
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