The Throwing Shade VA program, offering discounts on native trees and shrubs, will return in 2025. Last year, the program was available at 10 locations and resulted in the sale of 5,500 native shrubs ...

Forests cover nearly two-thirds of our state. According to the Virginia Department of Forestry, there are 78 species of common native trees of Virginia. These species can be grouped in categories of ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) is partnering with nurseries across the Commonwealth to offer discounts on native shrubs and trees this spring. The DOF's Throwing Shade VA ...

The once-popular Callery pear is blooming in suburbs across Virginia and throughout much of the eastern and midwestern U.S. The Callery pear, also known as the Bradford pear, is an ornamental tree ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Several nurseries in the Richmond area will offer a deal on eligible native trees and shrubs in March as part of a program by the Virginia Department of Forestry. According to ...

Hundreds of native tree seedlings and shrubs were planted at Fonticello Park on Saturday, marking the first-ever tiny forest in Richmond.

This enormous national champion tulip poplar is located in Bedford County, Va. and stands roughly the height of a 14-story building with a trunk circumference of over 30 feet. (Courtesy of Eric ...

If you’re in the market for new trees, consider planting natives. They are generally lower maintenance than exotic species, require less water, fertilizers and pesticides, and often cost less, too.

Henrico County will be giving away over 700 trees in celebration of the Plant Native! Festival and local plants.

On one of those blistering hot days this month that made people do whatever they could to avoid the sun, Prince William County officials gathered under one of the widest canopies of natural shade in ...