The Quarry Gardens' 40 acres are buffered by a 400-acre Virginia Outdoors conservation easement. That land includes three forest community types fronting the Rockfish River, where Devin Floyd, of the Center for Urban Habitats, led a survey team of six in August. Above...

Our favorite birders, brothers Ezra and Theo Staengl, are featured in this week's Cville. The article by Carol Diggs describes an evening walk in search of woodcocks.Now 16 and 14, Ezra and Theo are mainstays of the Blue Ridge Young Birders Club for avian enthusiasts...

We learned recently that The Quarry Gardens at Schuyler have been included in the Virginia Native Plant Society's Registry— joining twenty other sites in the Commonwealth. The Quarry Gardens site report may be found...

We were delighted to have The Quarry Gardens included in Virginia Home Grown's  third show of the season, which premiered May 26 on Richmond's PBS station.  An interview of founders Armand and Bernice...

Tried out the new iPhone camera on an hour's walk around the Quarry Gardens Tuesday morning. Lots to see now, as spring ephemerals awaken in sunlight before the trees leaf out and cast them into shade. Top left: Dwarf crested iris, Iris...

The Quarry Gardens will open two weeks early with wildflower walks for groups of 10 or fewer. To join us, just go to quarrygardensatschuyler.org  and sign up on the Visit page. We'll assemble at the picnic pavilion and walk the trails. Anyone who wants to stay outside...