Central Virginia Organic Gardener

A non-commercial guide to organic gardening in the mid-Atlantic states, with some specifics to central Virginia..and some information applicable across the country! Or to other time zones! Across the seas! Who knew? "No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden." Thomas Jefferson

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Snow and Cold and a Still Frozen Pond

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We had a few inches of snow here in Central VA., and still have below-zero temps.  Guess I installed my pond warmer a little too late in the...
Monday, January 27, 2014

Arctic Blast, Frozen Pond

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      [Photo Credit: SR Vrana, Creative Commons License.  Use by permission                                           of photographer o...
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

OK, OK, Garden Number 5

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The Florida Natural History Museum's butterfly exhibit is not a garden per se.  But it is a great place to see tropical plants and plent...
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Ok, really...A Tale of Four Gardens: Part 4: Flamingo Gardens

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 Flowers on the ground.  Looks like a painting.  Anyone know what these flowers are?      We recently visited Flamingo Gardens in Dav...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Wednesday Lagniappe: Do Plants Have Memory?

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Do plants have memory?  Can plants think?  Listen to Michael Pollan, interviewed by Ira Flato, on NPR's Science Friday : http://www.sc...
Friday, January 3, 2014

OK, really...A Tale of Four Gardens!

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OK, on our recent trip to Florida,we went to four  gardens (five, if you count the lovely garden at the butterfly aviary), not two.  So here...

A Tale of Two Gardens, Part II

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This is garden  two, the Tuscawilla Preserve at the (slightly odd) Museun of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, Fl.  The preserve is not tr...
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Judy Thomas
Central Virginia, United States
I am a retired social work professor (assistant) involved in all sorts of pursuits, from gardening to crafting to botanical illustration. I believe in organic as a method and way of life and making and growing things as a way to keep me happy!
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