what happens when an artist turns to gardening!

Less turf, more color! Newark Street Community Garden in Washington D.C., looking for a way to celebrate its 50th birthday (!), came up with the idea of a new native garden at one of the entrances to the 4 acre site home to 220 individual garden plots, In its first year, the new garden is already brimming with f all color. And it is oh s o replicable in our home gardens. The gardeners involved are determined to make the most of a high profile corner with a bradford pear tree

seeing the right native plant in the right place

High maintenance and high reward! Having a fence running 75' along the front and 130' along the side of a garden is a lot of planting potential. When I first landed in this garden, I envisioned taking advantage of all that fence line with a series of three vines repeating -- trumpet honeysuckle  ( Lonicera sempivirens ) for spring flowers, Virginia creeper ( Parthenocissus quinquefolia ) for fall berries and color and native clematis ( Clematis virginiana ) for fall flowers.

design tips for your fall native garden

getting more fireflies to your garden

a native plant gardener who loves golf

native plant container ideas for fall

an exuberant native garden

Native Plant Window Box Combo

native bare root plants

moisture loving native plants

finding just the right native evergreen inkberry for your garden

a native plant garden with the colors of the Maryland State Flag

Another fine example courtesy of the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.! Button Bush in August The National Cathedral is adding lots...

summer garden inspiration

Depending on your garden style and goals, editing can make a big difference. There are so many styles of gardening from modern to formal...

Inland Bays Garden Center Native Plants

all about oakleaf hydrangeas

The new location in Indian Head, MD is coming along! Entrance to the Nursery Bona Terra is the stuff of native plant legends. Giving...