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Willow Oak, a Beautiful Native Shade Tree

December 8, 2022
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Notable Natives Notable Natives: Willow Oak – A Beautiful Native Shade Tree By Susu Fiske, Inland Bays Garden Center | Special to the Coastal Point | Dec 8, 2022 Quercus phellos, Beech family (Fagaceae) One of my favorite trees, the Willow oak, is stunning in the fall! Willow oak trees are also called swamp willow […]

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Groundsel: A Highly-Tolerant Fall-Blooming Native

November 17, 2022
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Groundsel: A Highly-Tolerant Fall-Blooming Native By Su Fiske, Inland Bays Garden Center | Special to the Coastal Point Nov 17, 2022 Also called sea-myrtle, consumption weed, eastern baccharis, salt marsh-elder and salt bush, native groundsel is found all over this area, and I love that it is fall-blooming, with densely clustered white flowers. Groundsel (Baccharis […]

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Prairie Dropseed – A Grass with a Fragrance?

November 3, 2022
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Notable Natives: Prairie Dropseed – A Grass with a Fragrance? By Su Fiske, Inland Bays Garden Center | Special to the Coastal Point Nov 23, 2022   Sporobolus heterolepis or as we commonly know it, Prairie dropseed, does have a fragrance of a hint of coriander, cilantro or some say soap or buttered popcorn(hmm), licorice […]

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Weekly Garden Chat: Facebook Live

May 24, 2021

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Learn about the Delaware Center for Inland Bays!

May 7, 2021

The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, a local environmental nonprofit organization, will join us at the Inland Bays Garden Center on Saturday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to talk about their work restoring water quality and habitats around the Inland Bays. The Center uses science-based approaches to study coastal ecosystems and […]

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