Viveka Neveln

garden communicator, plant geek, tree hugger, trowel-wielder, solution seeker. Assoc. Dir of Comm/Assoc. Editor for American Horticultural Soc. @AHS_Gardening

[American Horticultural Society @AHS_Gardening]

Getting kids out in the garden for exercise can also make them smarter! A new study shows that 8-11-year-olds who get less than 2 hours of screen time, sleep 9-11 hours & do at least 1 hour of physical activity daily performed better on cognitive tests. https://t.co/1khCQwSBIJ

[Corona Tools @CoronaTools]

NEW PODCAST - Selecting the Right Fruit Tree w/ guest Susan Poizner @UrbanFruitTrees Great tips for selecting the right tree and help ensure a bountiful harvest. Download today, listen when you like.

https://t.co/80HujHPGOs

#treechat

[American Horticultural Society @AHS_Gardening]

@AHS_RiverFarm Other #Florence affected RAP gardens we know of: @airliegardens, @NCBotGarden, @nhcarb, and @DukeGardens. Most are posting updates and requests for volunteers and donations through social media, if you'd like to find out how to help.

[AHS at River Farm @AHS_RiverFarm]

#Florence flooding has devastated several public gardens in NC like @CapeFear_BG, which participates in our Reciprocal Admissions Program. Volunteers will be needed to help with storm clean up, or please donate to help its recovery efforts: https://t.co/nTStVLpTKz

[American Forests @AmericanForests]

Land conservation will prove to be a key #climate change fix - forests can no longer be #TheForgottenSolution https://t.co/tQmGNTKexL #30x30FFL @30x30FFL

[Garden for Wildlife @Garden4Wildlife]

Enter your best pics of backyard #wildlife, native plants, and you and your family in your wildlife habitat #garden. Grand prize is $1k and entry fee supports @NWF wildlife conservation work. Enter here: https://t.co/q2V6lNZEyW

[American Horticultural Society @AHS_Gardening]

Citizen scientists needed to help U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service @USFWS gather data on monarch butterfly conservation to assess whether it warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act. You can help!

https://t.co/iA9R6n3ySR
#monarchbutterfly #pollinators #endangeredspecies

[American Horticultural Society @AHS_Gardening]

Photograph wildlife and win up to $1,000! @Garden4Wildlife seeks photos that illustrate the impact of habitat gardens on wildlife & people—in urban, suburban & rural settings, & on land, in the air & in water.

Entries accepted until Oct 12. Submit at https://t.co/5MpJhR9BMW.

[Garden for Wildlife @Garden4Wildlife]

Enter our Garden for Wildlife Photo Contest and win prizes! Submit your favorite pics of your #birds, #butterflies, #bees and other backyard #wildlife, native plants, and you and your family enjoying your habitat garden. Enter at https://t.co/hUcneb6Vx3 #photography

[American Horticultural Society @AHS_Gardening]

Explore nearly a century of #garden writing! We've just uploaded every issue of the AHS publications from 1922 onwards, thanks to the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust! All issues open to everyone, except most recent 2 years for members only. https://t.co/syqkbnpgWk

[American Horticultural Society @AHS_Gardening]

National Wildlife Federation's Garden for Wildlife program offers a quick guide to what to plant now in an effort to feed bees and other pollinators in early spring: https://t.co/s7cO1KtLEt
@NWF @Garden4Wildlife #polliNATION #bees #savethebees #protectthebees #pollinators

[American Horticultural Society @AHS_Gardening]

Farmer, activist, visionary & recipient of a 2018 AHS #GreatAmericanGardener award, Karen Washington (@karwasher) from Rise and Root Farm appears on "Food Talks with Dani Nierenberg," speaking passionately about food inequality in America. https://t.co/TvGJeteLck

[American Horticultural Society @AHS_Gardening]

For a groundcover that can replace high-maintenance #lawn, minimize erosion, attract #pollinators, & NOT leap a building in a single bound, look no further than these multi-tasking natives. https://t.co/inGs3hobW4
©Pennsylvania sedge with oxalis by Greg Coombs

[American Horticultural Society @AHS_Gardening]

A pair of wrought-iron gates in @AHS_RiverFarm's perennial border was originally installed at the White House in 1819 but removed in the 30s for renovations. They somehow ended up at our national headquarters! Come see them M–F 9am–5pm, & Saturdays 9am–1pm.

#FBF #beforeandafter

[JuniorMasterGardener @JMGKids]

Keep up the good work and encourage your school to get involved with the #poppyprogram! Your school can be eligible to win a trip to the ground-breaking of the National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Check out our web page https://t.co/llW3fOJfbM for more details!

[Viveka Neveln @vivnevahs]

My #spiritvegetable is beet cuz I'm naturally sweet, grounded, and versatile. 😇

[American Horticultural Society NCYGS @AHS_NCYGS]

What is your #spiritvegetable? Take the (surprisingly accurate) quiz to find out: https://t.co/ycuub97CNE Thank you @eatlikeafarmer for Friday morning fun around the office!

[American Horticultural Society @AHS_Gardening]

Have you joined the #MillionPollinatorGardenChallenge yet? Only a few more than 50,000 gardens to go to meet the goal! Registering your garden is easy and free - just go to https://t.co/JD7k0cHOvd

#MillionPollinators #pollinators

[Peter Werner @phwerner]

A great boost for @cmoseley82 and @FullHarvestSF! Fighting food waste, Full Harvest raises $8.5m to bring excess produce to commercial buyers https://t.co/nkiBO0V3UD cc @CooleyLLP

[American Horticultural Society @AHS_Gardening]

We're totally amazed by this insect art created from plant bits, appearing in @GuardianUS https://t.co/Cdc7vgonpd

[American Horticultural Society NCYGS @AHS_NCYGS]

Latest int'l news on kids' #gardens in today's Youth Gardening Gazette! https://t.co/oDLF1y7m1h Thanks to @OHLSD @NormandySC1 @CNTGreenwichCT