Celebrate Native Trees Week
Sept 26 - Oct 2, 2022
Garden centers and other organizations throughout Northern Virginia
promoting native trees and shrubs.
Participants
Native-only garden centers
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Nature by Design
Conventional garden centers
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Garden Gate Plant Shop
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Greenstreet Gardens of Virginia
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Meadows Farms Nurseries and Landscaping
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Southern States - Manassas
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Stadler Nursery
Landscape designers
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Greener Gardens, LLC
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Magee Design
Other
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Town of Vienna Native Plant Sale
Why shrubs?
Why is a tree campaign talking about native shrubs? The shrub layer is an essential part of the ecosystem, provding food and nesting sites for many animals. For other benefits such as stormwater capture, the only difference between a native tree and a native shrub is one of degree.
6100 Cloud Drive, Springfield
September 24 - Kickoff tour and talk
(registrations have been filled)
16764 Hamilton Station Rd Hamilton
10% off on all tree tubelings. Tubes are 3" in diameter, 12" deep
Varieties include:
Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua
Hornbeam - Carpinus caroliniana
Bayberry - Myrica pensylvanica
Witch hazel - Hamamelis virginiana
American Plum - Prunus americana
Black Gum - Nyssa sylvatica
Sassafrass- Sasafrass albinum
Beach - Fagus grandiflora
Oaks- Q. rubra, Q. alba, Q. bicolor
