Articles by Master Gardeners
The Chesapeake Master Gardeners have been busy researching and submitting so many interesting articles about their favorite plants, flowers and vegetables. Find out what grows well in this area so you can add it to your garden.
Information on Vegetables & Herbs
Asparagus. Submitted by Cliff Winter
Bok Choy, Submitted by Denise Bennett
Fennel, Submitted by Misty Goldman
Tomatoes, Submitted by Cecilia Bernuy
Burpless Cucumber, Submitted by Diane Fenno
Beets, Submitted by Cliff Winter
Pole Beans, Submitted by Cliff Winter
Butternut Squash, Submitted by Helene Haluska
Swiss Chard, Submitted by Vicki Roberts
Curley Leaf Kale, Submitted by Amy Weber
Eggplant, Submitted by Cliff Winter
"Flower & Tree Favorites"
Synandra hispidula, Commonly known as Guyandotte Beauty
Sambucus canadensis, Commonly known as Elderberry
Arisaema triphyllum, Commonly known as Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Monarda didyma, Commonly known as Bee Balm
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue, Commonly known as Anise-scented Sage
Heliotropium arborescens, Commonly known as Heliotrope
Stokesia laevis 'Blue Danube', Commonly known as Stokes'Aster
Gordlinia grandiflora, Commonly known as Mountain Gordlinia
Uncommon Invertebrates
Invertebrates are animals without a backbone or bony skeleton. They range in size from microscopic mites to giant squid with soccer-ball-size eyes. This is by far the largest group in the animal kingdom: 97 percent of all animals are invertebrates.
1. Broadhead or Land Planarian, Submitted by Brenda Huff
2. Mottled Tortoise Beetle, Submitted by Donell Moose
3. Margined Leatherwing Beetle, Submitted by Lauren Ragsac
4. Soldier Beetle, Submitted by Ceil Rochevot
5. Fireflies, Submitted by Brenda Barrett
6. Walking Stick, Submitted by Marvin Barnes
7. Rabidosa rabida, Commonly known as Rabid Wolf Spider, Submitted by Ceil Rochevot
8. Saddleback Moth Caterpillars, Submitted by Amy Weber
9. Caterpillar of the Variegated Fritillary, Submitted by Nadine Scott
10. Milkweed Bugs and Beetles, Submitted by Diane Fenno
11. Zebra Swallowtail Caterpillar, Submitted by Brenda Huff
12. Dragonfly, Submitted by Sandy West
13. Cicadas, Submitted by Nadine Scott
"Favorite May Flowers"
2. Nepeta Racemosa 'Walker's Low', Commonly know as Catmint. Submitted by Sandy West
3. Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, Commonly known as Narrowleaf Mountain Mint, Submitted by Lauren Ragsac
4. Aquilegia flabellate, Commonly known as Fan Columbine, Submitted by Misty Goldman
5. Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt', Commonly known as Peony, Submitted by Janet Grubbs
6. Tradescantia virginiana, Commonly known as Spiderwort, Submitted by Ceil Rochevot
7. Liatris spicata, Commonly known as Blazing Star or Gayfeather, Submitted by Helene Haluska
8. Lavandula stoechas 'Bandera Pink', Commonly known as French Lavendar, Submitted by Kandy Keith
9. Rhododendron austrinum 'Ball Truss', Commonly known as Native Azalea, Submitted by Nadine Scott
10. Trillium grandflorun, Commonly known as Large-Flowered Trillium, Submitted by Brenda Huff
11. Heleborus orientalis, Commonly known as Lenten Rose, Submitted by Denise Bennett
13. Callicarpa americana, Commonly known as Beautyberry, Submitted by Cliff Winter
14. Rehmennia elata, Commonly known as Chinese Foxglove or Beverly Bells, Submitted by Rebecca Jones
15. Plsum sativum, Commonly known as Sugar Snap Pea, Submitted by Connie Smith
16. Zinna elegans, Commonly known as Zinnia, Submitted by Vicki Roberts
18. Chionanthus virginicus, Commonly known as White Fringe Tree, Submitted by Diane Fenno
20. Iris germanica 'Mango Entree', Commonly known as Bearded Iris, Submitted by Joan Gregory
23. Viburnum dentatum 'Blue Muffin', Commonly known as Viburnum, Submitted by Celilia Bernuy
24. Paeonia 'Bartzella', Commonly known as Itoh peony, Submitted by Vickie Green
25. Rosa 'KORladcher' Fiji, Commonly known as Hybrid Tea Rose, Submitted by Pat Starling
26. Clematis 'Kakio' (Pink Champagne), Commonly known as Leather Flower, Submitted by Erica Jones
27. Penstemon 'Dark Towers', Commonly known as Beardtongue, Submitted by Brenda Orton
29. Thermopsis villosa, Commonly known as Carolina Lupine or False Lupine, Submitted by Kathy King
31. Gloriosa superba 'Rothschildlana', Commonly known as the Gloriosa lily, Submitted by Yen Bao