Barry Glick

Barry Glick, a transplanted Philadelphian, has resided in Greenbrier County since 1972. His mountaintop garden and nursery is a Mecca for gardeners from virtually every country in the world. He writes and lectures extensively about native plants and Hellebores, his two main specialties, and welcomes visitors to his farm with advance notice.

Whispers in the Forest: The secret world of W.Va.'s wild ferns

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - May 13, 2025

RENICK, W.Va. — Ferns may be among the most overlooked plants in the West Virginia woodlands, though more than...

Some spring wildflowers in W.Va. make secondary summer appearance

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - July 25, 2024

RENICK, W.Va. — Some of the most precious of West Virginia wildflowers are spring ephemerals. Fleeting in nature, they...

Eastern Skunk Cabbage performs magic in spring

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - December 18, 2022

SUNSHINE FARM, W.Va. — Winter and spring may be the best time of year to sing the praises of...

Yes, (West) Virginia, there is a native geranium!

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - November 30, 2022

SUNSHINE FARM, W.Va. — When it became my turn to present my current story proposal at our regular editorial...

West Virginia native plant ideal groundcover in shade

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - May 1, 2022

When botanist Thomas Meehan died in 1901, I'm sure he went to the big forest in the sky feeling...

Native Solomon's Seal ideal for wild and shade gardens

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - March 4, 2022

If you’ve read any of my past diatribes, you know that I favor scientific botanical nomenclature above common names....

Native W.Va. garden plant may go unnoticed in the wild

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - February 6, 2022

A picture speaks a thousand words, and that’s a good thing because I have a lot to say about...

Remarkable orchid's single leaf persists through winter in W.Va.

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - December 14, 2021

You may have to stretch your imagination a bit to embrace the common name of this exciting West Virginia...

Create your own woodland paradise in the backyard

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - September 25, 2021

I guess I’d have to attribute my love of woodland gardening to Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling MGM heartthrob of...

Native blue lobelia provides ideal color in early autumn

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - September 7, 2021

These days it seems that just about every gardener I speak with is searching for pollinator plants. There’s a...

Rare West Virginia wildflower named for Thomas Jefferson

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - April 17, 2021

During this Corona pandemic, silver linings aren’t that difficult to uncover. Take the air in our major cities: at...

Hearty beech fern ideal for the West Virginia garden

Botany and Forestry Barry Glick - January 22, 2021

Before we commence chatting about my favorite fern of all time, let’s get the nomenclature out of the way...

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