Youngia japonica March 2023 A single sunflower is actually made of many thousands of small flowers, forming a composite that is arranged to attract pollinators. Sunflowers are in the plant family Asteraceae, the largest flowering plant family, with about 24,000 different species.  Like sunflowers, other plants in this family have composite floral heads composed of many tiny flowers with their …

March 2023 We are all connected As the Early Education Coordinator I typically teach preschool to second grade students, then the “Upper Education” team takes over with the third graders. I was lucky enough to be one of the Boxerwood educators that got to go into the third grade classrooms this winter for the new Ocean Protectors program.  The goal of …

March 2023 This month 103 households from Buena Vista, Lexington, and Rockbridge commenced our 2023 Backyard Compost Challenge – a record. The group includes 22 families who enjoyed the project so much last year they signed up again. Almost everyone else is new to composting. Once again we had a waitlist. This is one excited group – check out some …