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Featured Plant — Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea)

April 12th, 2023

Author: Lisa Trapp

We have highlighted a number of showy native plants on our website, Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica), Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata), Aromatic Aster (Symphotrichum oblongifolium), and Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) just to name a few. But there are some wonderful species that do not have the immediate “wow factor” and are still well worth admiring.

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The #EarthDay festivities continue, and this weeke

The #EarthDay festivities continue, and this weekend we'll be at Deep Run Park for their Earth Day celebration from 12-3 pm. We hope to see you there!

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April is "Kids in the Garden" Month and with this

April is "Kids in the Garden" Month and with this week's warm weather, it's the perfect time to take your kids on a trip to the Low Line. We created a fun printable for a Low Line themed game of "I spy" to help your little ones engage with the gardens. Just print as many copies as you need, grab a handful of crayons, and head down to the gardens. And once your sheet is colored in, we'd love to see a photo of it! Feel free to send us a photo, or post it on your page and tag us. Find the print out from the link in our bio. 👆

We loved being a part of the @sciencemuseumofvirgi

We loved being a part of the @sciencemuseumofvirginia Earth Day event this weekend, thanks to everyone who stopped by! Extra thanks to our regular volunteer Barbara Crowder Moore for helping spread the word about Capital Trees. If you missed it, you can still check out all the ways to get involved from our website, linked in our bio.

There's something about spring that makes you want

There's something about spring that makes you want to get outside and dig in the dirt, and we have just the opportunity for you! Our spring community workday is scheduled for April 27 from 10am - 12pm and is open to all experience levels. Come out and contribute your time towards the maintenance of the gardens, to help ensure that they're welcoming to all, not only season after season and year after year, but decade after decade. Get all the details and let us know you're coming from the link in our bio.

There's never been a better time to make a gift to

There's never been a better time to make a gift to Capital Trees to support our mission of building public landscapes and enriching the community. Now through April 19th, for the first $10,000 we raise, gifts will be matched $1 for $1 — we're currently at 92% of our goal! If equitable access to green space, the sustainable management of gardens, and protecting pollinators and wildlife is important to you, please consider making a gift today from the link in our bio and your impact will be DOUBLED!

Look who's back! We were so glad to host folks fro

Look who's back! We were so glad to host folks from Atlantic Union Bank again for a workday in the gardens. Thank you for consistently choosing to volunteer with us, our urban green spaces benefit from the valuable maintenance hours you all put in year after year. We hope to have your team back again soon! @atlanticunionbank

Woah! Thank you to everyone who has jumped in with

Woah! Thank you to everyone who has jumped in with their support already. We’re only halfway through our matching window and we’re already at 84% of our goal. Donations made between now and 4/19 are matched $1 for $1, for the first $10,000 we raise. That means that when you make a gift to our nonprofit in the next two weeks your impact will be instantly DOUBLED. Help push us across the finish line from the link in our bio. 👆

It’s no secret that we love perennial plants…

It’s no secret that we love perennial plants… You plant them once and they come back year after year. And daffodils? We look forward to them every year because they’re a sure sign that spring is around the corner. Take yourself on a daffodil tour along the Low Line, there are plenty of varieties spread throughout the gardens. 🤩

We’re participating in the Target Circle program

We’re proud to share that we’ve received a Nat

We’re proud to share that we’ve received a National Neighborhood Promise grant from the Republic Services Charitable Foundation to complete a project in Richmond’s northside at Hotchkiss Field Community Center. Our project will transform 1.88 underused acres of turf into an inviting urban landscape that includes walking trails, seating areas, lights, shade trees, a pollinator garden, and native shrubs and perennials. The greenspace will help cool temperatures in the community and offset the urban heat island effect, promote community health, and provide food and habitats for wildlife. We are thrilled to receive this grant and look forward to starting this project in partnership with @republic_services. #NeighborhoodPromise #CapitalTrees

Head down to the Low Line today to celebrate "Nati

Head down to the Low Line today to celebrate "National Take A Walk In The Park Day." The gardens are bursting with spring blooms, and the weather is perfect for a spring stroll. #NationalTakeAWalkInTheParkDay

As we wrap up our Founders Month, whether you've r

As we wrap up our Founders Month, whether you've recently discovered Capital Trees, or have been following along since the beginning, there are a variety of ways to get involved.
🌳Volunteer to help us sustainably manage the gardens. ➡ capitaltrees.org/get-involved/volunteer/
💻Join our email list to stay up-to-date on the latest. ➡ eepurl.com/dkaaCP
💚Donate to help support our work to make Richmond greener and more liveable for all of us. ➡ capitaltrees.org/donate

You can find these links from our bio above!

#FoundersMonth #CapitalTrees #NonProfit #RVA #RichmondVirginia #Sustainability #UrbanGreening #UrbanGreenspace #PublicGreenspace #Greenspace #UrbanGarden #UrbanLandscape

March's edition of our blog features notable women

March's edition of our blog features notable women who have had a hand in advancing horticulture, landscape design, and forestry. Plus, read updates on this month's garden maintenance and nature-sightings along the Low Line. It's linked from our bio.
#womenshistory #WomensHistoryMonth

Thank you to everyone from our founding members to

Thank you to everyone from our founding members to our current supporters, and everyone in between. With your help, since our founding, Capital Trees has
🌳Completed large-scale transformational public green space projects in urban areas
🌳Managed these public landscapes so they remain environmentally sustainable and welcoming destinations
🌳Developed a robust volunteer program that amounts to approximately 1200 hours of service each year
🌳Advocated for and advised on additional green space projects throughout the city
🌳Partnered with other greening groups to execute tree planting and tree giveaway events.
🌳Grown and diversified our board to be more representative of the communities we serve
🌳Fostered connections between neighbors and members of the community through engagement with our gardens, advising on neighborhood green space projects, and soliciting input on project design

#FoundersMonth #WomensHistoryMonth #CapitalTrees #UrbanGreenspace #PublicGreenspace #UrbanLandscape #PublicLandscape #UrbanGardens #PublicGardens #Sustainability #TreeCanopy #RichmondVirginia #RVA

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