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Invasive Plant to Avoid: Burning Bush

This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Herring Run Nursery will be focusing each day on one invasive plant and a native alternative. Don’t Plant: Burning Bush Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus) is planted by unsuspecting home-owners for its brilliant red color. However, many Burning Bush lovers don’t realize that this “wow-factor” shrub can quickly invade forests, and force…

Winter Update: Plant Production at Herring Run Nursery

Winter Update: Plant Production at Herring Run Nursery While plants sit dormant at the Nursery, there’s a lot of work to do before Spring.  As you have probably heard, Herring Run Nursery went through some big changes this fall.  Rob Jenkins, former grower at Sun Nursery, joined the team as the Nursery Manager and he…

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Wild Propagation at Chesapeake Natives: Volunteer Opportunity!

Wild Propagation at Chesapeake Natives: Volunteer Opportunity! When you look at a tray of perennials from Chesapeake Natives Inc. each plant is slightly different—an exquisite example of nature’s diversity. Most plant nurseries produce plants from cuttings, growing plants that are genetically identical. However, at Chesapeake Natives, volunteers grow native local ecotypes from seed foraged in…