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Charlottesville Area Nurseries: Thinking Ahead About Fall Planting

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Buy Your Fall Plants at Charlottesville Area Nurseries!

Map and list of local Charlottesville Area Nurseries where you can buy fall plants and supplies for your home garden. Expert gardening tips included!

The following list is a showcase of the wonderful nurseries we are privileged to have in our area. You can find all of your fall [...]

Deer and What to do about them in your Garden

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Deer in Your Garden

Do you have deer in your garden? Following are a note of interest and an article that will help. 

"Deer have not always been pests. Native Americans regarded deer as magical creatures. Early pioneers relied on them as an essential food source. Settlers used deerskins as as a form of currency. This led to the slang term [...]

Deer and What to do about them in your Garden

Search for info about deer in your garden from Realtor Virginia Gardner 434-981-0871

Deer in Your Garden

Do you have deer in your garden? Following are a note of interest and an article that will help. 

"Deer have not always been pests. Native Americans regarded deer as magical creatures. Early pioneers relied on them as an essential food source. Settlers used deerskins as as a form of currency. This led to the slang term [...]

Preparing the Charlottesville Vegetable Garden for Winter

vegetable gardening in charlottesville va

Some Thoughts about Preparing the Charlottesville Vegetable for Winter

This was my vegetable garden mid-summer...

At this point, the asparagus were finished, the cukes were coming in, I had a late crop of tomatoes (though my husband got his 25 plants in on time in another part of the property), the sweet potatoes were flourishing, the herbs [...]

Preparing the Charlottesville Vegetable Garden for Winter

vegetable gardening in charlottesville va

Some Thoughts about Preparing the Charlottesville Vegetable for Winter

This was my vegetable garden mid-summer...

At this point, the asparagus were finished, the cukes were coming in, I had a late crop of tomatoes (though my husband got his 25 plants in on time in another part of the property), the sweet potatoes were flourishing, the herbs [...]

Orange County, Va is home to a glorious garden nursery, Grelen Nursery and Market

sign at grelen

Our current Orange County listing at 14028 Spotswood Ridge Driveis located close to the Charlottesville area in one direction and, in the other, is moments from an absolutely stunning garden nursery, The Market at Grelen. Plants of all types available for sale, garden structure elements, gifts; Pick Your Own (currently red raspberries and [...]

Orange County, Va is home to a glorious garden nursery, Grelen Nursery and Market

sign at grelen

Our current Orange County listing at 14028 Spotswood Ridge Driveis located close to the Charlottesville area in one direction and, in the other, is moments from an absolutely stunning garden nursery, The Market at Grelen. Plants of all types available for sale, garden structure elements, gifts; Pick Your Own (currently red raspberries and [...]

How to have a vegetable garden when the light is all wrong in your back yard.

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Yes, you can still have a vegetable garden when the light is all wrong in your back yard. Plant in the front yard! You may be thinking that a front yard vegetable garden will be unsightly, or perhaps you live with a Homeowners Association which prohibits vegetable gardens in the front yard. Trust me, you can make it happen, and it can be [...]

How to have a vegetable garden when the light is all wrong in your back yard.

virginia gardner, real estate agent, charlottesville

Yes, you can still have a vegetable garden when the light is all wrong in your back yard. Plant in the front yard! You may be thinking that a front yard vegetable garden will be unsightly, or perhaps you live with a Homeowners Association which prohibits vegetable gardens in the front yard. Trust me, you can make it happen, and it can be [...]

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