Conditions were almost perfect (moderate temperature, dry leaf litter, light winds) for fires at The Quarry Gardens...
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Where Has the Winter Gone?
Our wonderful volunteers have braved four blustery February Fridays to begin spring...
A Cultural Landscape!
A fine article about the Quarry Gardens is featured in the Cultural Landscape Foundation’s current...
Looking Back . . . And Forward
During 2019, some 1400 native plant enthusiasts, geologists, naturalists, environmental science educators, school and...
Want More Butterflies?
There's now an easy way to learn which of our native trees and shrubs host the greatest variety of butterfly and moth...
Biodiversity Hotspot!
September 24, 2019. Who would guess that The Quarry Gardens parking lot islands could be a biodiversity hotspot? Devin...
Blooms! Here! Now!
Late summer is a brilliant time at The Quarry Gardens. Golds, blues, purples and pinks dot the landscape—and the...
An Ode to Odonates
Odonates—dragonflies and damselflies—those jeweled carnivores of the summer air, are in abundance at The Quarry...
The N&A Is Up and Running
The development of the Nelson and Albemarle Railroad model has been three years in the making, and although still not...
School Along the Trail
This has been a week for young visitors. On Monday, six of a Madison County High School Environment Studies class,...
Opening Day of 2019 Season!
Today was the opening day of the 2019 season of the Quarry Gardens—our third. It rained, of course, but eight of the...
Quarry Gardens Rocks!
A new book has joined Mountain Press Publishing's series of state-by-state guides to the best geologic sites to...