The famous forager and naturalist Euell Gibbons says ‘the common Elderberry, known to botanists as Sambucus canadensis (sic), is one of the most abundant, most useful, most healthful, yet most
Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay) Life can be stressful sometimes – thank goodness for magnolias! When things get overwhelming, get yourself to your closest blooming magnolia and deeply inhale the soothing, rich
In the beauty contest of native plants, viburnums are the quiet, come-from-behind winners. It is true that their common names might cause side glances and a few snickers between the
One of the least expensive and most effective ways to improve water quality also happens to be the simplest – plant trees and shrubs on stream banks and in flood
As a heavy blanket of snow recently fell over the Shenandoah Valley, the avian community was busy searching for seeds or dried berries still visible and accessible above the record-breaking storm
White House Natives, along with Public House Produce, is extremely excited and humbled by its recent award from the Virginia Association of Community Rehabilitation Programs (or vaACCSES) as the 2015 Community Partner of
These butternut wooly worm larvae were seen along the Town of Washington, VA nature path in July 2015 Ranking near the top of the naturalist’s what-the-heck-is-that list is a
Thank you to everyone who attended the first White House Natives open house! We really enjoyed the opportunity to show guests the nursery, discuss various landscape projects and share food,
We have been very busy with fall planting beginning in early September as we installed 2,000 additional trees! The team worked hard to get each liner in the ground and the irrigation in
Black Oak – Quercus velutina In its heyday, the Virginia Oak Tannery in Luray, Virginia processed 1800 steer hides daily. Within the facility, up to 100,000 cattle hides were in
