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Nuts for Natives - Virginia and Maryland Native Plants for the Chesapeake Region

Native Plants Blog

We want you to be as excited about planting Chesapeake natives as we are. Blog posts highlight ways to garden with native plants, different styles of gardens and native alternatives for popular ornamental plants.

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5 days ago
3 min

Brooklyn Bridge Park: The Ecosystem on Piers

May 12
4 min

Chesapeake Native Gardens: Top Bloomers for May

May 5
3 min

An Enchanting Plant for Every Garden: Trumpet Honeysuckle

Apr 28
2 min

Spring Bulbs: Wild Hyacinths

Apr 21
3 min

Native Plant Gardens: Green Towson Alliance

Apr 14
2 min

Native Plant Nurseries: Butterfly Alley

Apr 7
3 min

Maryland and Virginia Native Plant Gardens: Go Wild with Hydrangeas

Mar 31
3 min

Maryland and Virginia Native Garden Building Blocks: Six Plants for Spring

Mar 24
2 min

Early Spring Native Gardens: Keep Calm, Garden On

Mar 17
3 min

Native Plant Resource: Essential Native Trees & Shrubs of the Eastern United States

Mar 10
3 min

Native Plant Gardens: How to Start

Mar 2
4 min

Shopping for Native Plants: What to Know

Feb 24
2 min

Fast Growing Native Perennials

Feb 17
2 min

Native Plants: Pollinating Gardeners & Gardens

Feb 10
3 min

Chesapeake Celebrities: Favorite Fall Natives

Feb 3
3 min

Gardening for the Chesapeake: What to Plant for Orioles

Jan 26
4 min

Chesapeake Natives: Creating Your Winter Garden

Jan 19
2 min

Maryland and Virginia Native Plant Gardens: Shady Slopes

Jan 12
5 min

Easy Native Perennials from Seed: January is the Time, Snow & All

Jan 5
4 min

Maryland and Virginia Native Plant Gardens: Getting Great Help!