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Rappahannock Conservation Nursery

Sustainable Native Plant Nursery run by Friends of the Rappahannock

10/31/2025

🍂Join us this Saturday for our Trick or Tree: Nursery Open House & Tree Giveaway!🌱

Enjoy a family-friendly day exploring the nursery, learning all about native trees, and taking part in fun activities suitable for all ages. Event time will be from 10:30am - 2:30pm held at our Rappahannock Conservation Nursery.

Secure your spot now at: www.riverfriends.org/product/trick-tree/

10/19/2025

🌱 You’re Invited! Trick or Tree: Nursery Open House & Tree Giveaway
📍Nov 1 | 10:30am – 2:30pm | Rappahannock Conservation Nursery

Bring your family and friends for a fun fall day exploring native trees, enjoying hands-on nursery activities, kids crafts, and connecting with FOR educators and other community partners! Plus a TREE Giveaway!

RSVP & Learn more: https://riverfriends.org/product/trick-tree/

Virginia Cooperative Extension

09/23/2025

WHOA... that was fast!! September is almost coming to an end! Only one week left to stop by DuCard Vineyards at 40 Gibson Hollow Ln Etlan, VA 22719 to purchase a bottle of wine and get a FREE tree sapling!🍷🌱

By planting a tree in your yard at home, you are helping to protect and preserve our Rappahannock River for years to come.

Learn more: https://riverfriends.org/calendar-item/sipping-for-saplings/

09/16/2025

Do you enjoy wine and helping to restore our Rappahannock River?🌱

If you answered yes to these, then head on over to grab a bottle of locally sourced wine from DuCard Vineyards. With the purchase of a bottle of wine, you receive a free tree sapling!

But why plant a tree? Well, trees are one of nature’s best allies in supporting the Rappahannock River watershed, by absorbing carbon pollution, reducing soil erosion, runoff, and filtering harmful chemicals, protecting local waterways, and providing habitats for wildlife, including songbirds we all love to hear in our backyards.

If you're interested learn more about how you can support at: https://riverfriends.org/calendar-item/sipping-for-saplings/

09/12/2025

You won’t be sneezing about this plant. 🤧

Sneezeweed is a daisy-like perennial that blooms from late summer to mid-fall. A favorite of pollinators, like monarchs and swallowtails, this plant will bring a burst of color and activity to any garden. Known for it’s hearty, robust growth, Sneezeweed can thrive under any growing circumstances and is known to be a fierce competitor against invasive species.

Fun fact: Sneezeweed’s common name stems from the original use of the plant’s dried petals as an medicinal inhalant, which caused sneezing. The uses for this plant varied from treating head-colds and fevers, to warding away unwanted spirits.

Photo credits: Morton Arboretum

08/30/2025

🍷Sipping For Saplings is back all throughout the month of September!🌱

With every bottle of wine you purchase, you'll receive a native tree sapling to plant right in your garden. By planting a tree you are supporting our beloved Rappahannock River watershed by reducing harmful pollutants from entering our waterways. So stop by and enjoy the view at DuCard Vineyard in Etlan, Virginia.

Learn more at: https://ducardvineyards.com/events/

07/25/2025

Underrated but Unforgettable! Meet the Black Gum Tree — a hidden gem in the landscape world! This shade tree stuns in fall with a vibrant display of reds, oranges, and purples — talk about a seasonal showstopper!

💧 Got soggy soil? No problem. Black Gum thrives in wet conditions, making it perfect for areas prone to saturation.

🐝 Spring brings tiny white flowers that may seem modest, but they’re a magnet for pollinators, songbirds, and home to over 25 native caterpillar species!

Fun Fact: The nectar from these blooms creates the iconic Tupelo Honey—a sweet Southern delicacy. 🍯

Add some color, support pollinators, and sweeten your yard — one tree at a time.

Photo credits: Arbor Day Foundation

07/18/2025

New Jersey Tea

So here’s the tea... This plant was coined following the Boston Tea Party. Settlers used its leaves as a substitute for true tea leaves.

New Jersey Tea is a low-growing, rounded bush with white flowers that bloom in early to mid-summer. Drought tolerant, it attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and the occasional Yankee-Doodle!

Photo Creds: The Morton Arboretum

07/11/2025

Wild Columbine

Subtle, yet stunning, this native plant blooms from Spring to Summer with nodding red and yellow flowers that give the impression of a beautiful dropping lantern. 🏮

Hummingbirds and other long-beaked birds adore these tubular flowers are perfect nectar-pods. While tolerant of a wide range of soil types and sun exposure, this flowering native does best in partial shade and morning sun.

Photo Creds: Arbor Day Foundation

07/10/2025

👑 Queen of the neighborhood... CHECK ✅

Muhly Grass struts her stuff, showcasing white, pink, and purple blooms and showing up your neighbors from late summer into fall. She grows to be 1 - 3.5 feet tall with a spread of 3 feet, and is one native plant you will NOT want to skip on.

Photo Creds: The Morton Arboretum

Address

9432 James Madison Highway
Rapidan, VA
22733

Website

http://www.riverfriends.org/conservation-nursery/

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