{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Virginia strawberry: A Beautiful, Tasty, and Underutilized Native Groundcover","description":"Summary The Virginia strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) is our most widespread native wild strawberry in the eastern U.S. It supports a wide range of pollinators and wildlife. It can also make an amazing groundcover in a native plant garden. However, this is not the wild strawberry that most people find growing in their yards and garden beds. 3 things you\u2019ll learn from this episode How to tell the Virginia strawberry from the other native wild strawberry in the eastern U.S. and from the invasive mock strawberry that is found in many people\u2019s yards and gardens. How to incorporate the Virginia strawberry into your garden or yard. The pollinators and wildlife that use Virginia strawberry. Other helpful Backyard Ecology\u2122 resources: The Backyard Ecologist\u2019s Newsletter The Backyard Ecology\u2122 Community Thank you Thank you to our amazing Patrons who go above and beyond every month to provide financial support which helps us create so much free content for everyone to enjoy and learn from.   If you would like personalized help creating your own pollinator and wildlife habitat, then we invite you to join the Backyard Ecology\u2122 Community.  Because while there\u2019s lots of great \u201cbig picture\u201d information available about creating pollinator gardens or larger habitats for pollinators and wildlife. There are far fewer opportunities to say, \u201cThis is what I want to do. This is what I\u2019m struggling with. How do I make it work on my property?\u201d That\u2019s part of what the Backyard Ecology\u2122 Community offers its members every day. Learn more: https:\/\/www.backyardecology.net\/community\/ ","author_name":"Backyard Ecology\u2122","author_url":"https:\/\/www.backyardecology.net\/","html":"