After Kathy Sykes, a certified Master Gardener, submitted her opinion piece calling for a pesticides ban in DC, we had some questions for her, including: Are weeds in a grass […]
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Opinion: Let’s call for a DC ban on chemicals in lawns and landscaping
by Kathy Sykes “Mommy, what does this sign say?” asked a 3-year-old child who was sitting on our lawn, taking a break from gardening with me in the treebox on […]
Got a green thumb? It can be a gift to your community. The DC Master Gardener training program is accepting applications through July 18.
UDC’s popular Master Gardener program will be welcoming its next group of trainees on September 1st, and it’s accepting applications from June 14th to July 18th. What is a Master […]
This weekend, plant more flowers on Connecticut Ave. then learn more about their environmental benefits
Connecticut Avenue is more beautiful – and more bee-friendly these days. Van Ness Main Street and volunteers have spent the past six weekends cleaning up trash, sprucing up the I’m […]
Connecticut Ave. Street Gardens Tour
Join Master Gardener Kathy Sykes on two 75-minute walking tours of the Connecticut Avenue street gardens on Sunday, April 25th and Monday, April 26th. The proceeds from each will benefit […]
Business in Brief: Spotlight on women in wine; Add these restaurants and Connecticut Ave. spruce ups to your to-do list
Women + wine = win: Women are making strides in winemaking but they remain relative rarities in the industry. Two Santa Clara University professors wrote in their 2020 book, Women […]
Do something nice for your wild neighbors: FrogWatch, watershed cleanups and pollinator plantings on tap
Our local parks and streams have given us places of respite and recreation in a stressful year. This spring we have several opportunities to return the favor. Events below include […]
Pollinator Planting Along Connecticut Ave
Help Van Ness Main Street bring some color to the corridor and the small businesses along Connecticut. The community is invited to help plant seeds that will become colorful wildflowers, […]
Van Ness Main Street’s ED reflects on her first year, and says of 2021: “It is going to take all of us to make it through”
When we introduced you to Gloria Garcia a year ago, she had just joined Van Ness Main Street as its new executive director. A few weeks after she started the […]
Dig (or donate) now for daffodils later: Help Van Ness Main Street plant spring bulbs through Nov. 8
On a couple of weekends last fall, Van Ness Main Street and neighbors came out for a Connecticut Avenue beautification project. And then we waited. One month, two months, four. […]
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