The Sherwood Neighborhood Volunteers will host their next event on Saturday, May 5, from 9 am until 1 pm. They will be reopening the newly refurbished field, planting several bushes near the entrance, and celebrating the one year anniversary of the planting of last spring’s new trees. Neighborhood restaurants the Argonaut & the Queen Vic […]
By Matthew Roberts of Ginkgo Gardens One of my favorite movies, especially during the dark depressing days of winter, is Enchanted April. It’s mostly about the transformative powers of love, but also has a lot to do with gardens. Or more specifically one particular garden around a castle on the Italian coast in spring. During […]
This Saturday, October 22, between 10am and 1pm the Sherwood Neighborhood Volunteers invite you to join them for the fall clean up at Sherwood Recreation Center (10 & G, NE). Bring gloves, if you have them, and pitch in for a little mulching, weeding, and planting hundreds of spring bulbs (courtesy of the Capitol Hill […]
Matthew Roberts is the plant guru at Ginkgo Gardens, and an all-around great guy who can answer most of your gardening conundrums. _____________________ People tend to get confused as to the difference between annuals and perennials since they can both be about the same size and they both, hopefully, have noticeable flowers; hence why we […]
For the seventh year, the Capitol Hill Garden Club is giving away free spring-flowering bulbs for use in public spaces on Capitol Hill. The area included in the giveaway is the geographic jurisdictions of ANC 6A, ANC 6B, and ANC 6C. (Roughly, 6th NW to RFK, NY Ave/Fl Ave to 395 – if you think […]