Encircling the Lyon Park Community Center, this native plant garden is designed and maintained by community volunteers.
03/11/2024
Our spring dig-your-own sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 20, 11am-2pm rain or shine. We will have potted plants under the tent in the park and many of our Virginia natives in surplus for you to dig from the garden beds. Best prices in town for natives and you’ll be helping us tidy up the beds for spring! More info: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11U6p6ja4tPzWaD5ArAg68Af_nTa_NNYY-zqHhtAYqSQ/edit
09/16/2023
Heading down to the Southern Maryland Native Plant People plant swap to share some surplus and see if I can pick up anything new
07/29/2023
We had another nice dig-your-own event on Tuesday evening. I was happy to send people home with violets, which host fritillary butterflies, and golden Alexanders, which host black swallowtails, among other great plants. I expect to have more sharing events as I continue to thin out the gardens.
07/21/2023
We’re renovating the older beds and some plants need new homes! Saturday morning 8-9:30 am and Tuesday evening 6-8pm are adoption events! See details here.
Summer 2023 Lyon Park Dig-Your-Own Native Plants Lyon Park Garden Dig-Your-Own Native Plants To Benefit the Lyon Park Community Center 414 North Fillmore Street, Arlington, Virginia paypal.me/payLPCC The Lyon Park garden is growing more than 100 species of Virginia native plants. Our garden was established in 2016 on the bare ground that su...
07/19/2023
Flower production is not a key focus of our garden--pollinator habitat is--but I still thought I'd share this article that incorporates some of my observations about the effects of climate change on gardening.
How Climate Change Is Impacting the Wedding Floral Industry Here's what to know and how you can plan your decor accordingly.
07/12/2023
The garden has some elderberry volunteers that need a new home. Mature shrubs can reach 10 feet. These dinnerplate-sized clusters of white flowers yield clusters of purple berries that the birds love and that can be used for syrups and jams. Get in touch if you’d like to adopt one!
06/30/2023
Beautiful cinnabar polypore on the log edging
06/29/2023
Had a nice visit with bunnies this evening while doing some trimming! ❤️❤️