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Photo Credit: Olivia Bray2021-12-08T22:13:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/09/12/utahs-accidental-roadside-sunflowers/2021-12-08T22:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2019/12/15/sewer-fees-for-garden-irrigation-not-so-fast/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/glover-park-com-garden-water-spigot-a-image-12-11-19-dsc_0459.jpgGlover Park COm Garden water Spigot A Image 12-11-19 DSC_0459OFF: Spigots go dormant for winter at the Glover Park Community Garden, where the treasurer caught DC Water trying to charge sewer fees for irrigation water. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2021-12-08T22:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2019/10/08/coal-camp-beans-a-new-market-quest/2021-04-08T01:16:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/09/20/puerto-ricos-home-garden-recovery/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/puerto-rico-moca-ceiba-sept-21st-20171.jpgPuerto Rico Moca Ceiba Sept 21st 2017BATTERED: A Ceiba tree in Moca, Puerto Rico shows its wounds on September 21, 2017, the day after Hurricane Maria hit the island. Photo Credit: Jorge Bosqueshttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/puerto-rico-moca-ceiba-august-4th-2018.jpgPuerto Rico Moca Ceiba August 4th 2018BETTER: Nearly a year after the hurricane, the ceiba displays its will in new growth. Photo Credit: Jonael Bosqueshttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/puerto-rico-bosques-hardee-county-11403122_10153019679007984_5010279722841617226_n-copy.jpgPuerto Rico Bosques Hardee County 11403122_10153019679007984_5010279722841617226_n copyhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/puerto-rico-moca-ceiba-sept-21st-2017.jpgPuerto Rico Moca Ceiba Sept 21st 2017https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/puerto-rico-pr-flag-on-downed-tree-august-2018.jpgPuerto Rico PR Flag on downed tree August 2018LA BANDERA: Near the governor’s mansion in Old San Juan in early August 2018, the roots of a toppled tree fly a painted version of the flag of Puerto Rico. Photo Credit: Jonael Bosques2021-04-08T00:35:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/09/29/where-the-rubber-meets-the-roots/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/kbimagescreen-shot-2016-09-27-at-9-52-33-pm.pngkbimagescreen-shot-2016-09-27-at-9-52-33-pmKEVIN BAGNALL: The chief executive officer and founder of KBI at Yellowstone National Park, where the flexible, porous paving he developed is in use on walkways. Photo Credit: Provided By Kevin Bagnallhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/p-stsidewalkcuts9-28-16dsc_0154.jpgp-stsidewalkcuts9-28-16dsc_0154AWAITING NEW-FASHIONED PAVING: A tree-side section of P Street walkway, after having erupted concrete removed, is targeted for installation of a new type of flexible, porous paving. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2021-01-18T19:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2020/09/29/the-ember-and-the-inferno/2020-09-29T18:14:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2020/04/05/malus-corona/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/granny-smith-sky-4-5-20-dsc_0489.jpgGranny Smith Sky 4-5-20 DSC_0489https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/granny-smith-4-5-20-dsc_0483.jpgGranny Smith 4-5-20 DSC_04832020-07-25T19:28:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/05/30/garden-spain-javier-mariategui-at-home/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf1730.jpgDSCF1730https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img283.jpgimg283https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf1833.jpgDSCF1833https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf1795.jpgDSCF1795https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf1790.jpgDSCF1790https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf1756.jpgDSCF1756https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf1751.jpgDSCF1751https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf1668.jpgDSCF1668https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf1654.jpgDSCF1654https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dscf1644.jpgDSCF1644All Photos Credit: Javier Mariátegui2020-04-05T20:01:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/12/26/oh-my-meyer-lemon/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mymeyerdec-2016dsc_0364.jpgmymeyerdec-2016dsc_0364STARRY NIGHT: A Meyer lemon inflorescence bursts with sweet scent and promise. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/meyerlemonflaproductiongraphicscreen-shot-2016-12-21-at-4-10-01-pm.pngmeyerlemonflaproductiongraphicscreen-shot-2016-12-21-at-4-10-01-pmhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/coulonbushlemon12-3-16dsc_0408.jpgcoulonbushlemon12-3-16dsc_0408TEN FEET, TREE TO TABLE: A tender, thin-skinned Meyer lemon shines moments after being picked and sliced by Ingrid Bush. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc_0387.jpgdsc_0387CITRUS SELF-ORNAMENTATION: A Meyer lemon tree that has been in the household of Dave Coulon and Ingrid Bush for more than 16 years shows off on its winter perch at their home in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/aphisdoorhangerscreen-shot-2016-12-25-at-11-30-51-am.pngaphisdoorhangerscreen-shot-2016-12-25-at-11-30-51-am2020-03-20T14:25:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/07/07/garden-azimuth-appalachia/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bev-reitz-dancers-dsc_1003.jpgBev Reitz dancers DSC_1003https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/appalachia-assorted-beans-dsc_1338.jpgAppalachia Assorted Beans DSC_1338https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/brock-with-peanut-plants-dsc_1152-e1499374094569.jpgBrock With Peanut Plants DSC_1152https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/henry-ledford-dog-strawberries-dsc_1182.jpgHenry Ledford, Dog Strawberries DSC_1182https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cauliflower-wire-ties-dsc_1165-e1499372902162.jpgCauliflower Wire Ties DSC_1165A CINCH: Mechanic Bradley Estep keeps cauliflower interiors white by keeping outer leaves closed with plastic ties, ordinarily used to bind bunches of automotive wires.https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bradley-estep-and-dwayne-yost-dsc_1161.jpgBradley Estep and Dwayne Yost DSC_1161https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/michael-caldwell-and-grandson-brayden-final-dsc_1055.jpgMichael Caldwell and Grandson Brayden FINAL DSC_1055https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ginseng-dsc_1135.jpgGinseng DSC_1135https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/brothers-brock-dsc_1116.jpgBrothers Brock DSC_1116https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bo-caldwell-deans-cabbage-framing-dsc_1077.jpgBo Caldwell (Dean's Cabbage framing DSC_1077CRUCIFEROUS BASKETBALL: Bo Caldwell's son Dean sizes up a cabbage. 2020-03-20T14:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/08/31/rockville-gardening-under-threat-of-heavy-downpour/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/virgin-river-water-saw-img_3304.jpgVirgin River Water Saw IMG_3304https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/virgin-river-wide-img_3334.jpgVirgin River wide IMG_3334CANYON FLOW: The Virgin River, an important water source in southern Utah, sluices through Zion National Park. Photo Credit: Olivia Bray2020-03-20T14:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2019/11/19/people-weeding-watering-part-of-community-garden-chiefs-job/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/glover-park-compost-heap-11-10-19-dsc_0447.jpgGlover Park Compost Heap 11-10-19 DSC_0447SOIL FACTORY: Glover Park Community Garden Chairman Mike Minton indicates the starting height of the compost heap at the bins he designed and built with fellow gardeners. “This is our nerve center here, our sanitation center really.” Castoff plant material from the gardens piles up over the season and then cooks down over the winter to form garden soil. https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/glover-park-community-garden-11-16-19-dsc_0451.jpgGlover Park Community Garden 11-16-19 DSC_0451The Glover Park Community Garden, at Tunlaw Road and New Mexico Avenue, slides toward winter. Photos Credit: John A. Bray2019-12-16T16:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2019/08/11/raspberry-display/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ripe-raspberry-8-11-19-dsc_0334-2-e1565538717156.jpgRipe Raspberry 8-11-19 DSC_0334 2RED RADIATION: A raspberry plant drips cups of ripe drupelets into the Sunday sunshine. Photo Credit: John A. Bray 2019-12-16T15:31:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2019/07/25/montreal-public-park-and-eat/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/montreal-park-plaza-sculpture-garden-img_5479.jpgMontreal Park PLaza Sculpture Garden IMG_54792019-08-18T23:27:13+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2019/06/23/coffee-tree-buzz/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/bee-coffee-flower-shadow-6-23-19-dsc_0072.jpgBee Coffee Flower Shadow 6-23-19 DSC_0072https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/bee-face-coffee-flower-6-23-19-dsc_0079.jpgBee Face Coffee Flower 6-23-19 DSC_0079BEE LATTE: A coffee tree on my porch draws an eager consumer this Sunday morning with a floral burst.2019-08-18T23:26:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/09/19/color-coronation-monarch-milking-tropical-milkweed/2019-08-11T16:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/09/13/mantis-mantra-eat-prey-repeat/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mantismatingpm9-17-16dsc_0094.jpgmantismatingpm9-17-16dsc_0094MANTIS MATING: The urge for the next generation begins in earnest. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mantismouthful9-18-16dsc_0109.jpgmantismouthful9-18-16dsc_0109MANTIS MOUTHFUL: A carpenter bee disappears down into the delta head of the mantis. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0139.jpgdsc_0139STILL A CHANCE: A carpenter bee comes perilously close to the mantis amid the flowers of a thoroughwort plant. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mantisbeeclose9-18-16dsc_0140.jpgmantisbeeclose9-18-16dsc_0140EYES ON: The mantis turns its attention toward the target. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0395.jpgdsc_0395BYGONE BUMBLE: A bumble bee meets its end in the clutches of the mantid. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_04121.jpgdsc_0412EYES ON: The mantid turns its attention toward a target. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0390.jpgdsc_0390STILL A CHANCE: A wasp comes perilously close to the mantid. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0369.jpgdsc_0369BUH-DUM, BUH-DUM: Just below the flowery white caps, a great green cruises in search of prey to exercise its jaws. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2019-07-08T17:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/05/19/diy-joe-coffee-tree-lessons-learned/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/coffeetree-porch-night-dsc_0828.jpgCoffeeTree Porch Night DSC_0828CORNER COFFEE: A coffee that started as a 5-inch seedling in the late 1990s nearly reaches the porch ceiling. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/roasted-homegrown-coffee-beans-5-7-17-dsc_0764.jpgRoasted HomeGrown Coffee Beans 5-7-17 DSC_0764SIGNATURE ROAST: A one-off blend of homegrown coffee is ready for the grinder. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/pinchpeelcoffeecherryimg_4731.jpgPinchPeelCoffeeCherryIMG_4731BEAN EXTRACTION: Separating the coffee bean from its tight covering presents a tedious challenge.https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/coffeetreecutoutimg_4738-e1495208959579.jpgCoffeeTreeCutoutIMG_4738CHERRY RIPE: Coffee tree fruit appears, hiding the bean inside. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/coffee-bloom-5-2-17-dsc_0720.jpgCoffee Bloom 5-2-17 DSC_0720JAVA STAR: Blossoms appear in clusters on the branch of the coffee tree. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/coffeetreewholeporch-5-19-17-dsc_0822.jpgCoffeeTreeWholePorch 5-19-17 DSC_0822CORNER COFFEE: A coffee that started as a 5-inch seedling in the late 1990s nearly reaches the porch ceiling. Photo Credit: John A. Bray 2019-06-23T21:00:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/11/15/new-dawn-rises-to-snowfall/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/new-dawn-snowfall-nov-15-2018-dsc_0178-copy.jpgNew Dawn Snowfall Nov. 15, 2018 DSC_0178 copy2018-11-20T19:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/06/11/gardenscape-a-trellis-disaggregated/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/trellis-honeysuckle-close-6-7-18-dsc_1680.jpgTrellis honeysuckle close 6-7-18 DSC_1680https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/trellis-deck-wide-6-7-18-dsc_1690-2.jpgTrellis deck wide 6-7-18 DSC_1690 2https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/trellis-sky-1-6-7-18-dsc_1695.jpgTrellis sky 1 6-7-18 DSC_1695https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/trellis-aerial-5-29-18-dsc_1701.jpgTrellis aerial 5-29-18 DSC_17012018-09-19T15:19:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/05/09/attorney-defends-fruit-trees-with-armor/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tillotson-red-rose-poolside-dsc_1619.jpgTillotson red rose poolside DSC_1619https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tillotson-with-apricot-tree-wrap-5-5-18-dsc_1642.jpgTillotson with apricot tree wrap 5-5-18 DSC_1642https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tillotson-apricots-threesome-dsc_1658.jpgTillotson apricots threesome DSC_1658https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tillotson-tin-clad-pear-dsc_1651.jpgTillotson tin clad pear DSC_1651https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tillotson-anti-squirrel-wrap-dsc_1650.jpgTillotson anti squirrel wrap DSC_1650https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tillotson-kitchen-and-poolside-garden-dsc_1602.jpgTillotson kitchen and poolside garden DSC_1602ANGLE OF REPOSE: A placid view hides a gardener's struggle for trees that bear fruit. 2018-09-13T03:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/10/18/some-fig-cutting-bears-golden-surprise/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/armenian-fig-laden-loaded-branch-10-9-17-dsc_1426-copy.jpgArmenian Fig Laden loaded branch 10-9-17 DSC_1426 copyhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/armenian-buck-big-fig-compared-to-dollar-10-9-17-dsc_1456-copy.jpgArmenian Buck Big Fig Compared to Dollar 10-9-17 DSC_1456 copyhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/armenian-fig-colbert-10-9-17-dsc_1395.jpgArmenian Fig Colbert 10-9-17 DSC_1395https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/armenian-fig-vanessa-colbert-tree-10-9-17-dsc_1432.jpgArmenian Fig Vanessa Colbert tree 10-9-17 DSC_1432STAND BY YOUR FIG: Vanessa Colbert tends a fig tree that she started seven years ago from a cutting and now harvests of heavy crop of unusual fruits she has identified as an Armenian variety. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2018-09-03T19:10:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/05/28/catering-to-monarchs-in-dupont-circle/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/leslie-scenery4-copy.jpgLeslie Scenery4 copyhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/monarch-twin-oaks-community-garden-8-3-17-dsc_1423.jpgMonarch Twin Oaks Community Garden 8-3-17 DSC_1423https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/milkweed-plug-dupont-circle-giveaway-5-28-17-dsc_0874.jpgMilkweed Plug Dupont Circle Giveaway 5-28-17 DSC_0874https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/milkweedgiveaway-dupont-circle-farmers-market-5-28-17-image6.jpegMilkweedGiveaway Dupont Circle Farmer's market 5-28-17 image6GET YOUR MILKWEED: On Sunday, May 28, 2017, at the farmer's market at DuPont Circle, plugs of a plant favored by monarch butterflies are handed out by, from left, Steve Aupperle, Phil Carney and Melvin Machado. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2018-09-02T17:10:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/03/10/apricots-to-come/2018-06-21T12:45:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/08/22/nps-shuts-glover-archbold-trail-head/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0173.jpgDSC_0173The south entry on Canal Road to the trail through Glover Archbold National Park was closed on Monday. National Park Service officials said they were concerned about debris falling from the abandoned trestle and posted a detour map for visitors. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2018-06-16T11:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/04/01/yoshino-shadow-a-famous-cherry-trees-cloaked-origin/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tidal-basin-cherry-festival-march-21-2018-dsc_1600.jpgTidal Basin Cherry Festival March 21, 2018 DSC_1600COLD FLEECE: Light snowfall marks the beginning of spring 2018 at the Tidal Basin, putting off the blooming of the cherry trees. https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cherry-blossom-festive-art1.jpgCherry Blossom Festive Art1https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tidal-basin-jeff-mem-4-1-18-1030-a-morning-after-full-moon-dsc_1754.jpgTidal Basin Jeff mem 4-1-18 10:30 a morning after full moon DSC_1754WATERY PROMENADE: At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, after a full moon, the walkway beside the Jefferson Memorial heads underwater.https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hanami-nps-dsc_1756-copy.jpgHanami NPS DSC_1756 copyHANAMI: In Japan, picnicking under blooms. Source: National Park Service https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tidal-basin-jeff-mem-in-distance-a-4-1-18-dsc_1735.jpgTidal Basin Jeff Mem in distance A 4-1-18 DSC_1735ALL SYSTEMS GO: Yoshino cherry trees light up the Tidal Basin on April 1, 2018, drawing a steady flow of fans, despite the chilly temperature and overcast sky. All Photos Credit: John A. Bray 2018-06-11T21:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/09/21/93-summer-day-blooms-2017/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/93-blooms-2017-cover-final.jpg93 Blooms 2017 COVER FINALSummer 2017 flitted by in the garden like a corsage carousel. I tried to catch it once a day. Off it flew, a magic act in a cloud of pixie dust. (All photos shot with a Nikon D50 and 18-55mm lens.)2018-05-24T10:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/04/22/foxhall-village-cherry-trees-spared-ax/2018-05-23T12:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/05/18/good-morning-coffee/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/new-coffee-tree-bloom-5-18-18-dsc_1696.jpgNew Coffee Tree Bloom 5-18-18 DSC_1696WAKE UP FLOWER: A young coffee tree pops its first bloom, showing its house ornamental side, the cream before the bean. Photo Credit: John A. Bray (DIY Joe:2018-05-23T12:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/03/28/garden-of-amity-grows-between-virginia-beach-and-miyazaki/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/miyazaki-gate-dsc_1693.jpgMiyazaki Gate DSC_1693https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/miyazaki-shadows-dsc_1665.jpgMiyazaki Shadows DSC_1665https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/miyazaki-pond-collage-dsc_1728.jpgMiyazaki Pond Collage DSC_1728https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/miyazaki-pines-dsc_1661.jpgMiyazaki Pines DSC_1661https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/miyazaki-cherry-blossom-tunnel-dsc_1714.jpgMiyazaki Cherry Blossom Tunnel DSC_1714https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/miyazaki-bridges-dsc_1706.jpgMiyazaki Bridges DSC_1706https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/miyazaki-black-bamboo-dsc_1700.jpgMiyazaki Black Bamboo DSC_17002018-05-23T12:23:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/04/08/bedroom-arugula-sparks/2018-05-18T11:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/09/22/history-glover-archbold-national-park/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/gnaplonglostlakeshore9-21-16dsc_0153.jpggnaplonglostlakeshore9-21-16dsc_0153ONCE A LAKE VIEW: A history of the Glover Archbold National Park produced as part of a successful National Register of Historic Places nomination tells that the area south of Reservoir Road at one time held a lake that was 25 feet deep. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2018-05-04T14:14:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/03/21/cherry-now-cherry-wait/2018-04-08T17:51:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/02/25/compost-candid/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/compost-candids-1-bray-2-24-18-dsc_15981-e1519492292988.jpgCompost Candids 1-Bray, 2-24-18 DSC_1598https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/compost-candids-1-bray-2-24-18-dsc_1598.jpgCompost Candids 1-Bray, 2-24-18 DSC_1598FUTURE ROOT SWADDLE: The garbage disposal beckons, but kitchen scraps look so full of promise in a sink side steel pail, a gift from my son. When I tip the goods onto the compost pile at my city dwelling, the pail gives a farmy clang. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2018-04-03T21:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2018/01/07/house-lemon-casts-warm-tasty-light/2018-03-29T02:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/12/15/a-sluggish-approach-to-winter/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/december-slug-2017-dsc_1475.jpgDecember Slug 2017 DSC_1475SLOW NEWS: The Weather Channel reported a 42-degree dawn on December 12, 2017 in Washington, D.C., which did not deter a slug from appearing and sliding its way across the alley behind my house. With an overnight low of 22 degrees, the slug proved it can take the cold. Apparently, slugs can survive winter in all stages of their life cycle, including eggs laid in fall, according to the Penn State College of Agrcultural Sciences. Might a slug sighting predict the type of winter to come? Punxsutawney Slug? Normal maximum and minimum temperatures for December in Washington, based on 1981-2010 information, range from 46.8 degrees to 32.5 degrees, according to the National Weather Service, which cited a record high for December 12 in 1873 of 71 degrees and a most recent record low of 13 degrees in 1988. Maybe active slug mating heading into winter this year will produce a bumper crop of young in the spring. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2018-03-21T21:46:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/09/16/rogue-bamboo-targeted-in-glover-archbold/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ganp-bamboo-ana-chuquin-9-16-17-dsc_1418.jpgGANP Bamboo Ana Chuquin 9-16-17 DSC_1418Ana Chaquin, an NPS botanist. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ganp-bamboo-patrick-hickson-9-16-17dsc_1415.jpgGANP Bamboo Patrick Hickson 9-16-17DSC_1415BIG DRAG: Patrick Henson pulls bamboo past the abandoned streetcar trestle at Glover Archbold National Park, joining about 35 volunteers participating in an effort to rid the invasive from the park. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ganp-bamboo-cut-flag-9-16-17-dsc_1427.jpgGANP Bamboo cut flag 9-16-17 DSC_1427FLAGGED: Volunteers stuck markers beside bamboo nubs to help follow-up crews see where to apply herbicide to suppress regrowth. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/chris-shaheen-and-lauren-savoy-ganp-bamboo-9-16-17-dsc_1430.jpgChris Shaheen and Lauren Savoy GANP bamboo 9-16-17 DSC_1430REACHING OUT: Chris Shaheen and Lauren Savoy hit the slopes to fulfill the volunteering urge. Shaheen came with his son, Ryan, who was getting started on his high school community service requirement. Savoy was looking for a park project and "just googled Rock Creek Park volunteer opportunities." Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ganp-bamboo-sara-eshleman-9-16-17-dsc_1394.jpgGANP Bamboo Sara Eshleman 9-16-17 DSC_1394BAMBOO CREW CUT: Volunteer Sara Eshleman saws bamboo after receiving instructions about technique from a National Park Service botanist. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/gnap-bamboo-open-9-16-17-dsc_1398.jpgGNAP Bamboo Open 9-16-17 DSC_1398BAMBOO BRIGADE: Volunteers clear invasive bamboo from Glover Archbold National Park on Saturday, September 16, 2017, near the abandoned streetcar trestle at Canal Road in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-12-15T12:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/08/24/hardy-park-garden-part-of-d-c-growing/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hardy-sunflower-dsc_1399.jpgHardy Sunflower DSC_1399https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/tomotilloinhanddsc_13871.jpgTomotilloInHandDSC_1387https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hardy-nate-blodgett-dsc_1400.jpgHardy Nate Blodgett DSC_1400https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/josh-singer-tool-shed-twin-oaks-dsc_1438-copy.jpgJosh Singer Tool Shed Twin Oaks DSC_1438 copy2017-10-27T01:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/01/20/birds-glover-archbold-national-park/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ganp-t-shirt-ad-screen-shot-2017-03-07-at-8-31-15-pm.pngGANP T-Shirt Ad Screen Shot 2017-03-07 at 8.31.15 PMhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hairy-or-downy-1-24-17-screen-shot-2017-01-25-at-11-44-39-am.pnghairy-or-downy-1-24-17-screen-shot-2017-01-25-at-11-44-39-amhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ganpmonitoringsandersnortrup1-13-17dsc_0459.jpgganpmonitoringsandersnortrup1-13-17dsc_0459Geoffrey Sanders and Megan Nortrup of the National Park Service science office on MacArthur Boulevard demonstrate retrieval of information from a park data collection system that is part of a national network. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ganp-nps-monitoring-spot-screen-shot-2017-01-13-at-11-48-43-am.pngganp-nps-monitoring-spot-screen-shot-2017-01-13-at-11-48-43-am2017-10-03T10:11:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/09/09/runoff-glover-archbold-national-park/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ganprunoffsaarireilingdsc_0249-copy1.jpgganprunoffsaarireilingdsc_0249-copyhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ganprunoffsaarireilingdsc_0249-copy.jpgganprunoffsaarireilingdsc_0249-copyhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/gurunoffsiteweb083016dsc_0247.jpggurunoffsiteweb083016dsc_0247WOODS WEB: A Glover Archbold National Park spider attends to its threads. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ganp-runoffatreservoir0816dsc_0023.jpgganp-runoffatreservoir0816dsc_0023After a heavy rain, storm water runoff piles up on the north side of the earthwork that carries Reservoir Road across the park. DC watershed protection officials say the setting might be conducive to landscape redesign as a formal wetland habitat. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0256.jpgdsc_0256STREAM LIBERATION: The thread of a creek that was released from pipe confinement is visible in a woods behind the Politics & Prose bookstore on Connecticut Avenue near Nebraska Avenue. The "daylighting" project involved about 1,600 feet of piping, according to DC watershed restoration officials. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ganperosion0816dsc_0114.jpgganperosion0816dsc_0114TRAIL SLIPPAGE: The pathway ground covering atop the combined storm water-sewer pipe that runs in the middle of the park fades with erosion. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ganp-ersionnofreservoir082916dsc_0221.jpgganp-ersionnofreservoir082916dsc_0221BATTERED SEWER ACCESS: Debris piles up in the streambed of Glover Archbold National Park, just north of Reservoir Road in northwest Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0249.jpgdsc_0249DC Department of Energy & Environment watershed planning and restoration branch chief Steve Saari, left, focused his undergraduate and master’s degrees education on environmental science and urban ecology. Stephen Reiling, a department environmental engineer, focused his undergraduate and master’s degrees on biological resource engineering and public policy. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-09-24T20:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/09/23/sun-dust/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sundust-9-23-17-dsc_1389.jpgSunDust 9-23-17 DSC_13892017-09-23T16:53:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/07/11/beating-saws-and-bolts-into-hoes/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/saw-blade-hoe-dsc_1252.jpgSaw Blade Hoe DSC_1252https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/saw-blade-hoe-dsc_1247.jpgSaw Blade Hoe DSC_1247TRAPEZOID: A saw blade hoe made by J.D. Napier of Bledsoe, Kentucky, and fashioned from spent lumber mill band saws and coal mine roof bolts. Photos Credit: John A. Bray2017-09-15T12:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/05/03/hardy-park-gets-spring-spruce-up/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_2758.jpgIMG_2758https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_2757.jpgIMG_2757https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_2749.jpgIMG_2749https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_27411.jpgIMG_2741https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc030201.jpgDSC03020https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc03021.jpgDSC03021https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dsc03018.jpgDSC030182017-08-24T19:41:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/06/10/ramping-up-the-vintage-at-arlington-house-garden/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc03229.jpgDSC03229https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc032061.jpgDSC03206https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc03192.jpgDSC03192https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc03234.jpgDSC03234https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc03230.jpgDSC03230https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc03209.jpgDSC03209https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc03205.jpgDSC03205https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc03208.jpgDSC03208https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc03232.jpgDSC03232https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc03227.jpgDSC032272017-07-28T12:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/07/15/to-bee/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/brandellbee6image6-copy-e1499965674764.jpgBrandellBee6image6 copyhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/brandellbee6image6.jpgBrandellBee6image6Fred Brandell of Arlington, Va., works on one of the 13 beehives he maintains as a hobby. Brandell, a Fairfax County firefighter, took up beekeeping after noticing how bee populations had dwindled since his days growing up in the area. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/brandellbee4image4.jpgBrandellBee4image4Fred Brandell of Arlington, Va., works on one of the 13 beehives he maintains as a hobby. Brandell, a Fairfax County firefighter, took up beekeeping after noticing how bee populations had dwindled since his days growing up in the area. Photo Credit: John A. Bray 2017-07-28T12:13:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/06/21/life-an-arbol-full-of-cherries/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cherry-harvest-5-29-17-img_0790.jpegCherry Harvest 5-29-17 IMG_0790PEOPLE'S SHARE: Freshly harvested cherries at way station on route to becoming a slightly sweet compote. Photo Credit: Leslie Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cherry-cluster-5-29-17-img_0782.jpegCherry Cluster 5-29-17 IMG_0782MONTMORENCY MAGIC: Ripe cherries shine on Memorial Day 2017. Photo Credit: Leslie Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/red-bellied-sapsucker-6-9-17-dsc_0925.jpgRed-bellied Woodpecker 6-9-17 DSC_0925DE-CHERRIED TREE: On May 29, the 20-foot-tall cherry tree just outside my door was full of ripe Montmorency fruit. On June 10, the tree was stripped bare. Robins. Grackles. Mockingbirds. Cardinals. Blue Jays. Sparrows. And this red- bellied woodpecker. At some point, the message went out and a building wave of birds finished off the fruit, right down to the last drop. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc03264.jpgDSC032642017-07-27T17:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/09/28/rachel-carson-gets-glover-park-marker/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2nortoncarsonspeak9-27-16dsc_0139-21.jpg2nortoncarsonspeak9-27-16dsc_0139-2https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/copyrachelcarsonwayside-1-copy.jpgcopyrachelcarsonwayside-1-copyCARSON AND GLOVER-ARCHBOLD WAYSIDE: A copy of the presentation, as it appears on the new marker in Glover Archbold National Park at Reservoir Road. Credit: Provided By National Park Service https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/carsonmarkerunveiling9-27-16dsc_0148.jpgcarsonmarkerunveiling9-27-16dsc_0148Glover Archbold National Park visitors check out a marker honoring Rachel Carson and park namesakes Charles Glover and Anne Archbold after its unveiling on Tuesday, September 27, 2016. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2nortoncarsonspeak9-27-16dsc_0139-2.jpg2nortoncarsonspeak9-27-16dsc_0139-2In Glover Archbold National Park on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton praises "Silent Spring" author Rachel Carson's contributions to environmental protection at the unveiling of a park marker recognizing her and park namesakes Charles Glover and Anne Archbold. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-07-26T11:42:57+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/04/28/aus-20-year-bloom-boom/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/au-arboretum-4-27-17-dsc_0647.jpgAU Arboretum 4-27-17 DSC_0647https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mastrota-au-4-27-17-dsc_0654.jpgMastrota AU 4-27-17 DSC_0654MASTROTA GARDENER: Michael Mastrota, who oversees the American University Arboretum & Gardens, didn’t know landscape architecture was an option when he started at Virginia Tech. He was close, though, thinking he wanted to be an architect and sitting in a freshman studio class. At his side, as it happened, was a student already pursuing the option and who turned on the light. “It seemed like a good path for me so I adjusted my major,” Mastrota, a native of Northern Virginia, said in an interview with The Hoe.og. “It was a good decision, as it turned out.” Mastrota got his degree and spent 10 years with a private firm, working on residential, commercial and government projects, and earning a master’s degree in environmental planning from the University of Virginia. He moved to the National Park Service for a 3.5-year stint, working in places like Cape Cod, Gettysburg and the George Washington Parkway. Mastrota said that in 1997 -- about three years into the AU presidency of Benjamin Ladner and with beautification of the concrete-laden, car-coddling campus part of the strategic plan -- he took on a new position at the university of landscape architect. “Pretty much anything you could do would make the place look better than it did. That was somewhat of a relief, I guess,” said Mastrota. “But it took time to build confidence because they already had a way of doing things, and we had to change the culture and kind of make a name for ourselves with a new administration.” Tuition was going up, he said, ripening conditions for some to ask why the university was “wasting money on all of these plants.” But the dead weight on the bottom line lay elsewhere. In 2005, the AU board of trustees evicted Ladner under a storm of complaints about lavish university spending to support his executive lifestyle. The Mastrotan buds bloomed on. “Slowly, over time, as we did more and more, people started to see the difference and appreciate it.” Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-07-13T17:15:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/03/22/udc-farm-director-plows-fresh-plot/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/udc-farm-hoop-houses-3-20-17-dsc_06231.jpgUDC Farm Hoop Houses 3-20-17 DSC_0623https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/axum-feature-imagedsc_0598.jpgAxum Feature ImageDSC_0598https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/axum-wfarm-manager-roy-lycorish-3-20-17dsc_0610-e1490211922365.jpgAxum W:Farm Manager Roy Lycorish 3-20-17DSC_0610PLANT PLUMBING: Surrounded by hydroponic pipes spouting a crop cornucopia, Mchezaji "Che" Axum, left, UDC's director of urban agriculture and gardening education, consults with farm manager Roy Lycorish at the university's research station in Beltsville, Md. Photo Credit: John A. Bray 2017-07-13T17:14:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/05/01/dooryard-lilac/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/lilac-dooryard-4-28-17-dsc_0661.jpgLilac Dooryard 4-28-17 DSC_0661WHITMAN SAMPLE: When lilacs new in the dooryard bloom ... Photo Credit: John A. Bray 2017-06-15T11:43:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/05/03/fighting-invasive-plants-in-glover-park/2017-05-31T18:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/01/25/halloween-2016-deflation/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pumpkinselfsows-3-12-17-dsc_0523.jpgPumpkinSelfSows 3-12-17 DSC_0523SELF SOWING: Decomposition reveals the seeds of a next generation of pumpkins. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pumpkindecay1-27-17-dsc_0480.jpgpumpkindecay1-27-17-dsc_0480https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/pumpkindecember2016dsc_0473.jpgpumpkindecember2016dsc_0473SUNKEN PUMPKIN: A Halloween 2016 cucurbit initiates reentry into the earth, melting like the Wicked Witch of the West. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-05-25T17:06:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/12/08/national-park-beauty-shooting/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/highsmithpanel12-7-16dsc_0426.jpghighsmithpanel12-7-16dsc_0426Independent photographer Carol M. Highsmith of Takoma Park, Maryland, with one of the photos she presented December 7, 2016 at a panel discussion at the Interior Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/peacopanel12-7-16dsc_0431.jpgpeacopanel12-7-16dsc_0431Jim Peaco of the National Park Service, park photographer at Yellowstone, with one of the photos he presented December 7, 2016 at a panel discussion at the Interior Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/frankpanel12-7-16dsc_0428.jpgfrankpanel12-7-16dsc_0428Jacob W. Frank of the National Park Service, Audiovisual Production Specialist at Yellowstone, with one of the photos he presented December 7, 2016 at a panel discussion at the Interior Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-05-08T21:05:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/04/10/plants-on-the-move/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/clemsons-jim-faust-crop-img_1828-copy.jpegClemson's Jim Faust Crop IMG_1828 copyhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/clemsons-jim-faust-img_1828.jpegClemson's Jim Faust IMG_1828LOOKS: Jim Faust, a Clemson University horticulture professor, holds a wild poinsettia in a ravine near Taxco, Mexico, south of Mexico City. Photo Credit: Emily Woodhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/caracara-orange-dsc_0639.jpgCaraCara Orange DSC_0639CARA CARA UNBOXED: A shapely, 4-foot tall orange tree poses on my porch shortly after being unpacked. Such shipments must be able to endure casual regard for words such as "This End Up." As a precaution, near the bottom of the 4-inch wide box from Florida was an anchoring device. Under a band of clear tape was a long screw that was run through a washer and into the peat-packed root ball, which was enclosed in a thin plastic container and bagged. “Remove screw first,” was the bolded imperative for box openers. Photo Credit: John A. Bray 2017-05-05T14:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/07/29/if-you/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dsc_0013.jpgDSC_00132017-04-23T21:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/06/08/garden-joy/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc03185.jpgDSC031852017-04-23T21:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/09/11/montreals-parking-lot-vineyard/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0290.jpgdsc_0290Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0286.jpgdsc_0286Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-04-13T18:39:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/10/12/dc-dines-grapes-to-grow-savor/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/muscadinesontabledsc_0216.jpgmuscadinesontabledsc_0216Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/carlosdrapedsc_0214.jpgcarlosdrapedsc_0214DRAPED GRAPES: Window screening fabric pulled over this cordon of muscadines protected the vines from hungry deer. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/slicedmuscadinesdsc_0193.jpgslicedmuscadinesdsc_0193SLICED JUICE: Muscadine grapes, including Carlos, offer sweetness with wild and woodsy notes. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/muscadineskydsc_0164.jpgmuscadineskydsc_0164MUSCADINE SKY: Grapes from a 4-year-old vine of Carlos muscadines turn bronze under the sunshine. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-04-08T14:38:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/04/02/arab-spring-an-inflorescence-in-photos/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc03001.jpgDSC030012017-04-08T12:15:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/03/01/rooting-dc-proves-hardy-perennial/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wilsongreenhouseclub-2-18-17-dsc_0505-copy.jpgwilsongreenhouseclub-2-18-17-dsc_0505-copyBOTANIC TIGERS: Wilson High School Greenhouse Club members, from left, Casey Redmond, Kaye De la Cruz, Jacqueline Scotland (faculty sponsor), Eleanor Haworth (president), Talya Drazen, and Heleny Cook (volunteer teacher) sell seedlings in the atrium of the school during Rooting DC, an annual conference for urban gardeners. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rootingdceventwilson-2-18-17-dsc_0517.jpgrootingdceventwilson-2-18-17-dsc_05172017-03-22T19:59:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/01/19/gas-man-in-the-garden/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/gasmanbackhoebigreachdec2016dsc_0419.jpggasmanbackhoebigreachdec2016dsc_0419https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/frontgardenseriesdsc_0325-2.jpgfrontgardenseriesdsc_0325-22017-03-13T13:23:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/07/19/what-the-moon-showed-in/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/beetlesizeimg_4826.jpgBeetleSizeIMG_4826https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/beetledorsalimg_4820.jpgBeetleDorsalIMG_48202017-03-11T13:11:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/08/02/worth-the-weeding/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0035.jpgDSC_0035A "cherry bomb" hot pepper on its way to a red ripening. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0033.jpgDSC_0033Sherry Singer tends her plot on a hot and humid summer evening at the community garden at New Mexico Avenue and 42 Street in Glover Park. Photo Credit: John A. Bray 2017-03-11T13:09:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/08/04/glover-archbold-national-park-ephemera/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_4907.jpgIMG_4907The wink of a rainbow above Glover Archbold National Park at Foxhall Village. Photo Credit: Leslie Bray 2017-03-11T13:08:13+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/08/19/thffthduhth/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0147.jpgDSC_0147OWL ALLEY: The forest trail just north of Reservoir Road in Glover Archbold National Park, located in northwest Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: John A. Bray 2017-03-11T13:06:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/08/20/tidal-glover-archbold-national-park/2017-03-11T13:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/08/26/trees-fall-cuts-glover-archbold-path/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0224.jpgDSC_0224On Monday, August 29, 2016, the path was sawed clear. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0200.jpgDSC_0200BYPASS: The path of least resistance grows clearer as Glover Archbold National Park visitor tread a detour around a tree across the path. Photo Credit: John A. Bray https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0208.jpgDSC_0208Bridgid Myers, 36, takes a break on a walk with her boxer Max in Glover Archbold National Park. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0211.jpgDSC_0211Diamante Parrish, an American University student from Waldorf, Md., walks the Glover Archbold National Park path at the site of a tree crash, just north of Reservoir Road. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-03-11T13:02:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/08/26/sure-bet-chicory/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0201.jpgDSC_0201THIS BUDDLEIA'S FOR YOU: A swallowtail butterfly taps into a butterfly bush, as it is commonly called, near the perimeter of the Glover Park Community Garden. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0213.jpgDSC_0213CHICORY UNBOUND: The only missing elements might be the scuba divers. Photo Credit: John A. Bray 2017-03-11T13:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/09/09/montreal-still-life/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0303.jpgdsc_0303Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-03-11T13:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/09/11/montreal-lunch-loaf/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/beegtownwaterfrnpark-11-11-16dsc_0320.jpgbeegtownwaterfrnpark-11-11-16dsc_0320https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0272.jpgdsc_0272Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0270.jpgdsc_0270Photo Credit: John A. Bray 2017-03-11T12:59:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/09/12/montreal-street-share/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dsc_0260.jpgdsc_0260A planted median separates automobile lanes and a two-way bicycle course along a section of Boulevard De Maisonneuve. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-03-11T12:56:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/10/31/plot-rasa-newark-street-garden/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donaldson3newarkcomgarden-10-30-16-dsc_0260.jpgdonaldson3newarkcomgarden-10-30-16-dsc_0260BEGINNING'S END: Amanda and Finn Donaldson head for home after finishing clearing the plot they were recently assigned at The Newark Street Community Garden in northwest Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donaldson2newarkstreetcomgarden10-30-16dsc_0261.jpgdonaldson2newarkstreetcomgarden10-30-16dsc_0261AS IS: The Donaldson garden awaits further instructions. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/donaldson1newarkstreetcomgarden10-30-16dsc_0265.jpgdonaldson1newarkstreetcomgarden10-30-16dsc_0265GARDEN ON A HILL: The south end of The Newark Street Community Garden in northwest Washington, D.C., with the National Cathedral beyond the trees. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-03-11T12:51:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/11/04/sunrise-glover-archbold-national-park/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ganp-sunrise-11-4-16-dsc_0290.jpgganp-sunrise-11-4-16-dsc_0290A.M. GILD: Morning lights the western heights of Glover Archbold National Park, south of Garfield Street. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-03-11T12:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/11/22/super-lemon-moon/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/biglemon12-25-16dsc_0439.jpgbiglemon12-25-16dsc_0439As harvested, December 25, 2016. Photo Credit: John A. Brayhttps://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lemoninwindow2-11-9-16-dsc_0296.jpglemoninwindow2-11-9-16-dsc_0296SUPER LEMON MOON: A Meyer lemon measuring 10 inches around and 5.5 inches long hangs in the branches of the tree in front of my bedroom window. Photo Credit: John A. Bray2017-03-11T12:49:16+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2017/03/10/fruiting-must-multiply-or-else/https://thehoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/apricotblossomspalisadesmarket-3-5-17-dsc_0546.jpgApricotBlossomsPalisadesMarket 3-5-17 DSC_0546APRICOTS TO COME?: Back-to-back warms spells and cold snaps are putting apricot trees through their paces in southern Pennsylvania. Bloom-laden tree branches from the region were on sale at a Washington, D.C. farmer’s market as March got underway with temperatures in the teens forecast for the middle of the month. “It’s an early spring, again, this year,” said James Schupp, director of the Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center in Biglerville, near many of the growers who serve D.C. farmers markets. Persistence of the trend may force new crop configurations, shifts that could mean avoiding apricots. “They bloom earlier than anything else we grow,” Schupp said. “They may be more vulnerable. On the other side of the coin, as we get into warmer climates, we may be able to grow peaches farther north.” As a fruit producing state in a competitive global marketplace, such adjustments are under discussion. “But I’m not sure there is any slam-dunk miracle spray that’s going to change anything,” Schupp said. Growers have methods such as overhead irrigation to protect trees from cold damage, where the continuously freezing water on the tree helps keep the surface temperature from going below 32 degrees. But it only works within certain temperature parameters and is costly to deploy. Schupp said damage to the apricot crop is likely from the erratic weather, but the severity of the impact remains to be seen. Mark O’Neill, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau media and strategic communication director, said some damage to buds from cold weather can be beneficial, thinning the tree to allow better fruit development. He said that within a single county, one orchard’s production can be hit hard, while one in another area can come out fine. “We go through this every year,” O’Neill said. 2017-03-11T12:42:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.org/2016/05/02/purple-shadows-in-the-rain/2016-12-27T20:05:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thehoe.orgdaily1.02024-11-21T13:32:14+00:00