Albemarle Garden Club Field Trip at Bundoran Farm

Lief Riddervold, Bundoran Farm’s Natural Resources Manager, led the Albemarle Garden Club on a horticulture event of a different sort on October 21st. On a trail up Israel Mountain the fall colors were spectacular in the late morning sunlight. Spicebush, hickory, birch and others were bright yellow with black gum and maple providing bright red. [...]

Academic World Taking Notice of Bundoran Farm and Team Members

The academic world has taken notice of Bundoran Farm and several of the individuals behind the design and management of this 2,300 acre Preservation Development project. In August, the project has been prominently featured in a book Conservation Communities written by Urban Land Institute Fellow, Ed McMahon. The book is a scholarly investigation of the [...]

BUNDORAN FARM WELCOMES NEW FARM WINERY TO SOUTHERN ALBEMARLE PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT

BUNDORAN FARM WELCOMES NEW FARM WINERY Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards Bundoran Farm and the owners of Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards announced  the closing on the purchase of a 41-acre site within the preservation development in Southern Albemarle County.  With a spectacular panoramic view, the property is being developed as a boutique, classic farm [...]

Witch Hazel — The Plant, not the Halloween Visitor

Below is a some information sent to me by Dorothy Tompkins, Bundoran Farm Steward and Master Naturalist, about Witch-Hazel which can be seen around Bundoran Farm. Hamamelis Virginia or common Witch-hazel usually blooms in November after the leaves have fallen from this shrub or small tree but this year numerous trees have been seen in [...]