Late Harvest at Potomac Overlook Park Garden

by YankeeJim | October 3, 2011 at 05:33 am

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Big Squash

The cold returned this weekend with a drizzly damp chill. We had to wear winter coats even though the temperature was in the low 50 degrees. Between the sprinkles, we wanted to get some exercise and check the garden at least one more time.

The official gardeners were arriving to have a community picnic. I brought my own lunch, a Cliffbar, because I am not an official gardener here. I have my own.

I like this public garden because they grow things that I would not normally plant including ochre and fence climbing squash.

These things make for good watercolor subjects.

“On the Potomac Palisades in north Arlington, Potomac Overlook offers 70 acres of peaceful woodland, trails, educational gardens, a small picnic area and a Nature Center. The Nature Center features brand new exhibits called the "Energerium", offering visitors a fun and accessible way to learn energy basics and ways they can help create sustainable energy solutions. The displays blend lessons from ecology, Earth Science, physics, chemistry and other topics in clear, understandable ways. The Nature Center also houses live animals and natural history exhibits and is the office for NVRPA’s naturalist staff.

For inquiries about programs and activities, please call or email us at:
Potomac Overlook Regional Park
703-528-5406
potomac@nvrpa.org”