by Paul Harrison We may all be focused on cicadas, but there’s one insect that we all know is coming and we actually can do something to prepare for – […]
Tour Connecticut Ave. street gardens with Master Gardener Kathy Sykes on April 25 and 26
Connecticut Avenue’s “Flower Lady,” Kathy Sykes, is a UDC-trained Master Gardener and a driving force behind Van Main Street’s efforts to beautify the tree boxes between Van Ness Street and […]
Meet Your Neighbors: She’s helping DC become more welcoming to butterflies and bees and other pollinators
Meet Thorne Rankin. She has lived in Forest Hills for 16 years. She is a landscape designer who has worked in the DC area for 40 years. And in 2017, […]
Our young trees are hot and thirsty. Help them survive the summer by offering them a drink
by Marlene Berlin July 4th weekend was a scorcher. Forecast highs for the coming days are in the 90s. And young yard and street trees are desperate for a drink […]
Neighborhood oak trees are suffering. Check yours for the signs
by Marjorie Rachlin Bad news. Forest Hills is about to lose some of its big oaks, the pride and glory of our neighborhood. Look around your block (wherever you live), […]
Dry conditions make trees thirsty too (Please water them!)
It’s not supposed to be 98 degrees in October. But that was the official high on Tuesday, October 2nd. Official highs for today:DC: 98, monthly and daily recordDulles: 96, monthly […]
Our shade trees are under threat, but we can protect them and add to their numbers
by Marlene Berlin Summer in DC is not for the faint of heart. Especially in the relatively treeless heart of our city. Citizen scientists fanned out across DC and Baltimore […]
Honey, I’m home: Backyard beekeeping in Forest Hills DC
by Ian Stevenson Several years ago, my father, Andrew Stevenson, ordered three colonies of three-banded Italian bees, three white hive bodies, two protective suits, and various tools. Getting bees was […]
Backyard Nature: Weed or wildflower?
by Marjorie Rachlin Wildflower or weed? It can be in the eye of the beholder. Take a look at some of the interesting summer wildflowers you can see on roadsides […]
Sometimes, the farmers at the Van Ness farmers market are UDC researchers
by Mamatha Hanumappa If you are a regular visitor to the Van Ness farmers market, it is very likely that you do not need an introduction to the University of […]