Gardening in Gloucester
Susan Camp has been an active Master Gardener since graduating from the Virginia Cooperative
Extension Master Gardener course in 2011 and the Tree Steward course in 2013. In 2014, Susan
began sharing the responsibility for writing the weekly “Gardening Corner” with her
predecessor, Celeste Dudley. Susan has continued to write the column since 2015 when Celeste
retired.
Susan is a retired Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and nursing educator. She lives in Gloucester
County with her husband, Jim, and their two cats. Besides gardening, Susan enjoys traveling,
reading, writing, and gardening.
Home Gardening in Gloucester
Our own publication, Home Gardening in Gloucester, has been updated and expanded in 2021. This wonderful guide, written by Gloucester Extension Master Gardeners, is tailored for our area and can now be downloaded or printed in its entirety or by select chapters.
Home Gardening in Gloucester.pdf
Chapter 1 - Our Environment.pdf
Chapter 2 - Lawns.pdf
Chapter 3 - Trees.pdf
Chapter 4 - Shrubs.pdf
Chapter 5 - Perennials.pdf
Chapter 6 - Annuals.pdf
Chapter 7 - Ground Covers and Vines.pdf
Chapter 8 - Fruit Trees and Bushes.pdf
On our previous website, we had a page called Wildflower Spot which featured monthly articles submitted by our very own renowned author and proponent of native plants, Helen Hamilton. Each article features a native wildflower, tree or plant that you could see during that month growing in the wild along with her personal remarkable close-up photos.
“Gardeners are beginning to realize that native plants require less care,”
says Hamilton, who lives in Williamsburg.
Hamilton worked as a high school teacher from 1966 to 1997, teaching earth science, biology and chemistry. She has also volunteered as a plant technician with the National Park Service and served as President of the John Clayton Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society.
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Hamilton authored the book Ferns & Mosses of Virginia’s Coastal Plain (2016) and co-authored a wildflower book with Gustavus W. Hall, Wildflowers and Grasses of Virginia’s Coastal Plain (2013).
The Wildflower Spot articles are organized by month and span from the latter quarter of 2006 to 2020.
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