BY DAVID P. DAVIS The cooler temperatures of the past few weeks have slowed down flowering at the West Virginia Botanic Garden, but warmer April temperatures promise […]
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What’s Blooming at the WVBG?
BY DAVID P. DAVIS We start the blooming series with a focus on hellebores (common name Christmas rose or Lenten rose), members of the buttercup family. Hellebores […]
There’s more to Valentine’s Day than chocolates — but those are good, too
BY ALDONA BIRD For many years, I didn’t have a valentine. But don’t pity me — while I enjoy relationships as much as the next person, I […]
What’s Blooming at WVBG?
By David P. DavisNewsroom@DominionPost.com As summer wanes, it may seem like there is less to see as we explore gardens, but to me, September is a month […]
What’s Blooming at WVBG?
By David P. DavisNewsroom@DominionPost.com As we head into the last few weeks of summer, the West Virginia Botanic Garden (1061 Tyrone Road) is still in full bloom […]
‘Sometimes it’s just nice to have some pretty flowers to look at’
MORGANTOWN — Thank Grandma. That is, if you ever find yourself admiring one of the 50 or so brightly colored flower baskets or planters downtown, and wonder […]
What’s Blooming at WVBG?
By David P. Davis Newsroom@DominionPost.com As we head into the end of summer, the West Virginia Botanic Garden, at 1061 Tyrone Road, continues to provide blooms not […]
What’s Blooming at WVBG
By David P. DavisNewsroom@DominionPost.com This week in What’s Blooming at the West Virginia Botanic Garden (1061 Tyrone Road) we focus on our original pollinator bed, the Butterfly […]
What’s Blooming at WVBG
By David P. DavisNewsroom@DominionPost.com This week, the West Virginia Botanic Garden is “on fire” with a full display of summer flowering plants and the insects that love […]
For Coombs Flowers, business is a thing of beauty
By Dana HantelNewsroom@DominionPost.com In 1952, William and Agnes Coombs opened a greenhouse and flower shop on Canyon Road. William had just graduated from West Virginia University, and […]