. . . a landscape carved
by industry
and
renewed by nature
They’re flying!
… and butterfly maven Susan McSwain will help you spot and identify them if you join her butterfly walk at the Quarry Gardens Saturday, June 3, at 2 p.m. For the past 12 years, Susan has been in charge of the annual butterfly count that takes place in Nelson County...
Mycology 101 for Gourmets
More than 50 species of fungi have been identified at The Quarry Gardens at Schuyler—some of them quite tasty. The featured photo (courtesy of the Center for Urban Habitats) shows a few of them. On May 21, Pat Mitchell, co-founder and president of the Blue Ridge...
Trails around two quarry pools meander among prairie plantings, butterfly and pollinator gardens, wetlands, vernal pools, a fern gully, and a waterside talus—all afforded by the site’s extraordinary diversity of geology, elevation, and soil chemistry. This showcase of locally native plant communities is open for visits by appointment.