Earth Day in the Literary Garden

The Literary Garden
Photo: MG Alison Edwards

By MG Amy Henchey 

I spent Earth Day greeting and dispensing gardening advice to visitors to the Literary Garden at the Kensington Park Library. I volunteer regularly at the Literary Garden, helping to keep it planted, weeded, and pruned. I’m sometimes joined by another Master Gardener, Montgomery College horticulture students, or high school students seeking service hours. Master Gardener volunteer hours aren’t available for the monthly weeding time, but it’s a pleasant place to spend a few hours.

The garden is the brainchild of Karin Reber (pictured here). She designed and built the garden as part of her work for a master’s degree in horticulture at George Washington University. The mostly native plants are carefully labeled with common and scientific names, and their benefits to pollinators are described.

I can’t think of a better place to have spent a day celebrating environmental protection!

Below are some more photos from the Literary Garden:

Clockwise from upper left: Penstemon digitalis, bee house,
Iris versicolor, Lonicera sempervirens, Tradescantia virginiana
Photos: MG Alison Edwards