https://abigailgardens.net/blog daily 0.75 2025-12-09 https://abigailgardens.net/blog/2zxzr68kffb2otrtgldkhw92tst73q monthly 0.5 2025-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/f0f284ef-ad23-4bea-b72a-e2959a7eeab0/Bee-macro-Jan-B.jpg Blog - Bees Need a Thanksgiving Meal, Too - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/a1abe07c-9f85-47a0-8381-23472c789bb9/abeja_5_1024x1024.jpg Blog - Bees Need a Thanksgiving Meal, Too - Make it stand out A bee contributing to our coffee habits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/72763718-7072-45d8-8905-d843de98a3f6/Relief-from-the-Solar-Temple-of-Nyuserra-Fifth-Dynasty-After-G-KRITSKY-The-Quest.jpg Blog - Bees Need a Thanksgiving Meal, Too - Make it stand out The Quest for the Perfect Hive: Relief from the Solar Temple of Nyuserra, Fifth Dynasty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/626a1df1-271d-4098-9c48-4e79983b2b7b/d5006921301501e0a17795ad89ec880f.jpg Blog - Bees Need a Thanksgiving Meal, Too - Make it stand out Ah-Muzen-Cab, god of bees and honey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/cf1c1193-abb7-4ba9-a56b-d0a6365f28c0/human-range-vision-spectrum-vs-honey-bee-range-spectrum.png Blog - Bees Need a Thanksgiving Meal, Too - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/61151e59-1b2c-41f0-84bd-294083e94d40/08upclose-bees-10-ljvg-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg Blog - Bees Need a Thanksgiving Meal, Too - Make it stand out What a flower might look like to a bee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/f3c20eb1-0a6a-44d2-89a8-22ae1d98655e/bee-e1537977009189.jpg Blog - Bees Need a Thanksgiving Meal, Too - Make it stand out Bee feeding on an aster bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/6b30eaf4-4434-4905-8da6-0e9011d44f1a/c0f5a5_4fa7459dbd774c9683bf598fa0f43ff9%7Emv2.jpg Blog - Bees Need a Thanksgiving Meal, Too - Make it stand out Bee on Pycnanthemum muticum (Mountain Mint) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/e42c9792-e92c-44d8-9a32-dfd8eea14adb/Eutrochium-purpureum-Purple-Joe-Pye-Weed-Layne-Knoche.jpg Blog - Bees Need a Thanksgiving Meal, Too - Make it stand out Bees on Joe Pye Weed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/acfc67e5-c685-44f4-9574-9d62288d1f3a/10599505_859962460702418_1691447991836862773_n.jpg Blog - Bees Need a Thanksgiving Meal, Too - Make it stand out Feasting upon a passion flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/ac884def-712b-4e33-9417-1dd88b140b9f/Dahlia-4.jpg Blog - Bees Need a Thanksgiving Meal, Too - Make it stand out Not all dahlias have accessible pollen centers! 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Our ancestors clearly recognized the possibilities that a fast growing and adaptable annual plant like this had for human needs, so they began to select for which characteristics were needed at the time. Extremely large plants with big strong branches were used for building materials and for the strong fibers that come from the outer bark to make rope. The female plants that had large flowers were pollinated and used for producing the nutrient rich seeds that we still eat today in the form of hemp seeds. While female plants that had flowers that produced lots of resin were used for their medicinal activity. It can perform so many functions, and humans have largely preserved all of those possibilities to this day. So a good question to ask yourself is, what kind of Cannabis plant do I want to grow? There are no wrong answers! But if you want a certain result, you have to know how to get there. 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I also like to buy seeds that have been bred locally because they tend to be much happier in our climate than ones that grew in, say, Colorado. But there are lots of fantastic places to find seeds, so just verify that it is a trusted source. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/80480a08-63b6-42aa-aeac-c1d7d1f30904/MJ-Ch-03-05-Draw-inside-of-a-seed-BotanicalSeed.jpeg Blog - A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Cannabis - Make it stand out Caption The taproot inside the seed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/6d9c13c1-e992-4816-b844-a0242d84fb5f/seedling-3-edited-scaled.jpg Blog - A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Cannabis - Caption A brand new Cannabis seedling. Once your sprouts are off and running, they will begin rapidly expanding with vegetative growth. They can put on multiple inches a day in ideal conditions. They will continue this growth until we pass through the summer solstice, which marks the longest day of the year and the point where each day begins to get less daylight hours until the winter solstice. Remember that ‘photoperiod’ bit from before? This means that the plants sense this reduction in light and begin to realize that winter is approaching. The plants then know that it is time to either produce their flowers or pollen. After making one last burst of growth in mid July/August, the plants will finish their pollination cycle sometime in October or November depending on the variety. There is plenty of info elsewhere about harvesting techniques depending on what you want to harvest, but in Virginia the main thing to be aware of is the high levels of cold moisture we get in the late season. 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Thankfully, no disassembly is required for basic blade maintenance. All you need to get started is your file or stone, and if you want an extra hand and security, a small bench vice is helpful. Grip your Pruners similar to this, or you can grip with the blade facing away from you, take your file and match, or slightly increase the angle of the bevel (the tapered part of the blade), and start the file in the crotch of the blade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/123fe7a7-3c71-40b6-b78e-9b32c79da694/unnamed.jpg Blog - Tips For Keeping Your Garden Tools Sharp With a smooth drawing, almost semi-circular, motion, follow the curve of the blade while simultaneously, mildly pushing the file towards the cutting edge, and bring the file to you. Lift the file and start from the crotch of the blade again. Try to avoid a back and forth motion as this increases the chances of burrs and irregularities. Do this a handful of times, checking the edge as you go and repeat until you reach your desired sharpness. Finally, flip your pruners over, and run your file completely flat against the opposite side of the blade to remove any loose metal created in the sharpening process. Make sure not to add an angle as we only want a bevel on one side of the blade for proper function. You can sharpen the blade every few weeks as needed, but a light filing after heavy use can be helpful as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/6e5d1154-04ca-42eb-854d-7d658384e888/unnamed.gif Blog - Tips For Keeping Your Garden Tools Sharp If using a stone, your approach will be a bit different. Most often a wet stone is used and usually works better than a dry stone. All you need to do is submerge your stone in water until it stops bubbling. Place your stone on a flat, level surface. 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For the serrated edge, you’ll need a tapered sharpening rod or round file. Matching the angle of the serrated bevel, place the sharpening rod on the blade at the point the diameter of the rod fits nicely in the serration. Draw the rod completely down/off the blade, and replace and repeat for each serration until the desired sharpness is achieved. https://abigailgardens.net/blog/dwq6ggatnjecq16ca4vu64hxldoqbu monthly 0.5 2024-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/f2f4ce28-1052-4f63-abc6-4f94cd365d23/Picture1.png Blog - What is Companion Planting? - Make it stand out A beautiful container garden with companion plants intensively planted together. 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Hooray for this natural bed border and the use of mulch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/295a1a2d-7b9e-47f7-aeea-6edc90651a44/Best-Garlic-Companion-Plants-to-Grow-Together-0GHJ8eQ1qJO8lTRdr6yJB3-3fe36ae60609497e8167ebe37d87b0b2.jpg Blog - What is Companion Planting? - Make it stand out Garlic is planted here throughout the vegetable garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/6080a30d-e1cb-4c20-8188-149c7d4e30a9/Cabbage-Basil-Sage-20200625_102351-scaled.jpg Blog - What is Companion Planting? - Make it stand out Abundant sage providing some protection to these beautiful cabbages. https://abigailgardens.net/blog/earliest-blooms-for-bees monthly 0.5 2024-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/64ebce93-73d0-41e2-b429-d8a0fea5161e/american-witch-hazel-28573649043498.jpg Blog - Earliest Blooms for Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/638a8140-6e1f-4cc3-ae35-c0205b86b1ab/Cornelain+Cherry.jpg Blog - Earliest Blooms for Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/9bbc52a5-1b94-4a36-ae84-68eca1c274f4/okame-cherry-tree-1.jpg Blog - Earliest Blooms for Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/3f2e0a74-14a3-4b7a-9d7a-8e10ce5795fe/6024_Tommies_CGC9899sq-1024x1024.jpg Blog - Earliest Blooms for Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/703ca915-0408-4efe-8988-c7a1a429febb/22-hellebores.jpg Blog - Earliest Blooms for Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/233c4a50-930e-4281-ba41-2881879a0653/Phlox-stolonifera.jpg Blog - Earliest Blooms for Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/ec51878e-603e-4fe7-baee-7d2e5ef28160/0000857_virginia-bluebells-mertensia-virginica.jpeg Blog - Earliest Blooms for Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/54df460a-8031-479e-b22f-ebaea4b1ee18/mahonia-desktop-hero-1920x978.jpg Blog - Earliest Blooms for Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/611ecd62-493b-4bd5-ba3f-ac560e23ef21/flowering-quince-shrubs-2131888-09-579e7959c3a341db9012ced8beafd889.jpg Blog - Earliest Blooms for Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/40bfd408-7123-4e9a-a6bf-2d1964243913/wild-violet-and-dandelion-bath-tea-recipe.jpg Blog - Earliest Blooms for Bees - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://abigailgardens.net/blog/invasive-vs-aggressive monthly 0.5 2024-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/2d1579e3-bb86-4ddb-95c0-f6cf9397a6d0/Chinese+wisteria.jpg Blog - Invasive vs. Aggressive - Make it stand out Chinese wisteria taking over a forest. 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Not native, not invasive, just pretty :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/aca4af82-e92c-4c82-b27c-a1a38e4b9cb8/Obedient-Plant-Flowers.jpg Blog - Invasive vs. Aggressive - Make it stand out Physostegia or Obedient Plant spreads aggressively, is highly beneficial, and beautiful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/f1ef0d0c-2b49-404c-86c0-e40bcd263df0/Sea+osta.jpg Blog - Invasive vs. Aggressive - Make it stand out Chasmanthium has attractive seed heads that are great in dried arrangements. https://abigailgardens.net/home daily 1.0 2025-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/e990dc45-49d3-4c23-b577-a74f7340a699/containers2+.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/a12ad8d0-9153-4821-89aa-1ae578c71ad7/beds+n+birders.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/1629238390125-IMM0SUWBKS68VUHGHG2H/Fine+pruning+.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/1629141869498-EH2FWYD80K0W4C52RNNW/IMG_9349.jpg Home - We like to fuss with your flowers https://abigailgardens.net/contact daily 0.75 2026-02-27 https://abigailgardens.net/about daily 0.75 2025-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/1629234970335-6TUFD7Q1CSXR98A4D2PF/IMG_0500.jpeg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/1629235201497-JHXL2D2ZQ2YZ9OVJD8MT/IMG_0504.jpeg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/10660039-54bf-45fe-ad1e-b36cfb12ce62/tempImageanuCnC.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/a4f88925-42d3-4162-a339-8f271a4c3ca2/tempImageqBz5oj.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/c6a014f0-5bf2-4924-8e8b-6b0f7a5b05c4/tempImage1sUVaA.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/870351d8-a676-4612-8092-2babf4291c4a/Jenni.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/899809e8-5b79-4ef0-8bba-a3e7499724eb/Annie.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/ce68a24d-fde8-415b-8eff-2244cc8d3924/design+pics4.jpg About - Abigail Shelhamer, Head Gardener Abbie worked under Leslie Harris for just two short years where she quickly rose through the ranks of lead gardener, and then Manager of Operations, before forming AG in 2021 when LH Gardens pivoted away from maintenance. With years of experience at nurseries here in Charlottesville as well as her hometown of Macedon, New York, and a meticulous eye for design and detail, she enjoys creating garden beauty for others to enjoy. Abbie’s horticultural interests reach far and wide, but special interests include: container design, pollinator plantings, roses, and boxwood pruning. Abbie is a state-certified horticulturist through the VNLA, as well as a Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional. Abbie attended St. Lawrence University, where she studied foreign language, concentrating in French. When she isn’t gardening for others, she’s reading, spending time with her cats, Boo and Fritz, and occasionally accompanying her husband on very long walks. https://abigailgardens.net/services daily 0.75 2022-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/fcba175b-3788-445c-bae6-d1cd1e3390be/428A3786.jpg Services - Beds and Borders Abigail Gardens will design, install, and maintain your garden beds to your tastes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/1629142161384-LQB1US2H1KKNQUY3LH4I/IMG_8351.jpg Services - Containers Our containers are mini masterpieces that showcase color all year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/1629147156209-NDOLRLATQI78AWHCYF2E/pruning+13.jpeg Services - Fine Pruning We hand prune shrubs and small trees for the overall health of the plant, and to protect your investment. https://abigailgardens.net/our-mission daily 0.75 2022-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611ab07debd28146fd3cdf98/82c3d70b-d791-425e-bf0c-d76747177229/428A3176.jpg Our Mission - We aim to marry proper horticultural practices with aesthetic function in the landscape. We believe that the garden is a sacred space where humans and nature meet, and therefore we only use products that are 100% certified organic. 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