Blandy Experimental Farm is a 700-acre University of Virginia research facility situated in the northern Shenandoah Valley, about 10 miles east of Winchester and  60 miles west of Washington, D.C. Blandy Experimental Farm is also the home of the State Arboretum of Virginia, displaying more than 8,000 trees and woody shrubs. The collections include more than half the world’s pine species, the Virginia Native Plant Trail, the Boxwood Memorial Garden, a spectacular grove of more than 300 ginkgo trees, an herb garden featuring culinary, medicinal and ornamental herbs, and much more.

Fast Food

A bumblebee enjoys a meal on a Butterfly Weed flower (Asclepias tuberosa) in this photo taken Wednesday, June 18, in the Herb Garden. Also known as Pleurisy Root, Asclepias tuberosa was historically used to treat lung and respiratory ailments. Click the image for a larger view.

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 Photo by Tim Farmer