Sharing Gratitude
As we count down the days until Giving Tuesday (November 28th), can we count on your to help us “grow the garden”? When you donate to FONA’s Grow the Garden campaign on Giving Tuesday, your…
Posts by Anne McGarvey
A Seasonal Compost Party: Pumpkin Smash!
A Seasonal Compost Party: Pumpkin Smash! Each year more than a billion pounds of pumpkin are tossed into the trash where their adorable carved faces turn into a truly terrifying…
Leaving Dried Plants
Emilia’s Garden Tips: Leaving Dried Plants – Less work, Educational, and Beneficial! See dried stems with round or oblong pods at the end of them? Instead of cutting them out…
Extending Your Growing Season with Row Cover
Emilia’s Garden Tips: Extending Your Growing Season with Row Cover The growing season and the school year calendar don’t always align – so how can we extend growing into the…
Hot Off the Press
The USDA Agricultural Research Service released a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map today! This map is based on the average annual extreme winter temperature over 30 years. It is a great…
Volunteers Make it All Happen
There’s so much we are thankful for at FONA. This week, we want to extend our gratitude to all of the volunteers who have donated their time and effort to…
Peak Leaves are Here
The Garlic Planting Party has taken many forms since its inaugural celebration 12 years ago. Yet it remains one our team’s favorite ways to celebrate the Washington Youth Garden and…
Mark Your Holiday Calendar
We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Paul W. Meyer, a long-time member of FONA’s board and staunch advocate and supporter of the National Arboretum. Paul was a…
Awards & Arboreta
FONA Field Notes has received a gold MarCom Award in the External Newsletter Publication Nonprofit category! The MarCom Awards is a large and well-respected international creative competition. It recognizes outstanding achievement in…
Pumpkin Tales
Pumpkins are all around us this time of the year as Halloween decorations, flavoring for seasonal drinks, and pie filling. But we owe the pumpkins we know and love today…
