You can grow your own winter decor with native plants

A number of native shrubs can be 'rejuvenated.' Very Tall Arrowwood Viburnum Once you get your native shrubs in the right place, they will start to thrive and a lot of them can get quite large. In the some locations this is ideal. In others, they might become too large. This is where pruning comes in! Ten Foot Plus Tall Possumhaw Viburnum at the U.S. Botanic Garden Pruning Basics There are a couple of basics for pruning: remove dead or diseased wood remove crossing or rubbin

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Replicating an ornamental hedge design with natives

Finding just the right native shrubs for your garden. The array of native shrubs native to our Chesapeake watershed is absolutely...

Finding just the right conditions for each. Over the ten years in this garden, I have intentionally planted as many evergreens as...

These need to be right by your house! Front door gardens can be tricky places. You want your entrance to look good. First impressions and...

The seed pods. Full stop. These seed pods are one of the Chesapeake native garden's most wondrous sights. Every fall, I seek them out. As...

Rose hips for fall. While vacationing in northern Michigan, I came across this shrub with these incredible rose hips. Growing in USDA...

Give up thorns and thugs for terrific natives. Across urban, suburban and even rural landscapes of our Chesapeake watershed, Japanese...

Flowers and Color from April to October in Part Shade. Flowering shrubs add lots of color with blooms, berries and fall hues. If you want...

That winter color! Four years ago, late in August, I was walking around Herring Run Nursery in Baltimore when I saw the most amazing...

Spring is the time to plant shrubs for fall foliage, berries and more! Now, when the winter is long, is an ideal time to check how your...

No guarantees but so worth the try! Last years' Philadelphia Flower Show featured this incredible art -- part of the "Bird Brigade," a...

Garden blooms in December? In the eastern U.S., native witch hazel, “Hamamelis virginiana,” flowers with wispy yellow papery bursts of...

Yes! New York City’s High Line is a stunning showplace for many of the very same natives that thrive in Chesapeake gardens. The High...

“The tints of autumn…a mighty flower garden blossoming under the spell of the enchanter, frost.” John Greenleaf Whittier Sometimes it’s...

Amsonia (Amsonia hubrichtii) is an easy to grow perennial that needs virtually no care. It blooms with small pale blue flowers in spring....