Maryland and Virginia Native Plant Gardens: Add Natives without Starting Over
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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![Maryland and Virginia Native Plant Gardens: Add Natives without Starting Over](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_03e75cee97e8463a862e7a275450ee7a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_03e75cee97e8463a862e7a275450ee7a~mv2.webp)
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![Layering Native Evergreens for Winter](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_24f58456ec3743ada574b6352ea12b3b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_685,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_24f58456ec3743ada574b6352ea12b3b~mv2.webp)
- Jan 30, 2020
- 3 min
Layering Native Evergreens for Winter
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![Native Plants: Right Plant, Right Place](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_462e10c99fdf46f1b4443d10a6f19275~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_474,h_356,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_462e10c99fdf46f1b4443d10a6f19275~mv2.webp)
- Jan 23, 2020
- 3 min
Native Plants: Right Plant, Right Place
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![Native Plant Gardening: Three Tips](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_ba0d2e72f8ca4786ba96bbc26f30ce98~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_ba0d2e72f8ca4786ba96bbc26f30ce98~mv2.webp)
- Jan 16, 2020
- 2 min
Native Plant Gardening: Three Tips
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![Native Plant Narratives: Artistic Touches to a DC Row Home](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_7eece1f7b2df4509a9380ddc7d7c2376~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_474,h_411,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_7eece1f7b2df4509a9380ddc7d7c2376~mv2.webp)
- Jan 9, 2020
- 2 min
Native Plant Narratives: Artistic Touches to a DC Row Home
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![Maryland and Virginia Native Trees: Holidays or Otherwise](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_92961d6c6ecb472e973f7cc918c904b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_713,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_92961d6c6ecb472e973f7cc918c904b7~mv2.webp)
- Dec 6, 2019
- 2 min
Maryland and Virginia Native Trees: Holidays or Otherwise
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![Maryland Natives – In New York City!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_6ae25fe3f4954a599f8d20f9533defcd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_713,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_6ae25fe3f4954a599f8d20f9533defcd~mv2.webp)
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
Maryland Natives – In New York City!
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![Last Perennials Standing: Adding Winter Structure to your Chesapeake Garden](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_dc1bf315bf344e80ae3d8706d97acfc3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_dc1bf315bf344e80ae3d8706d97acfc3~mv2.webp)
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
Last Perennials Standing: Adding Winter Structure to your Chesapeake Garden
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![Virginia Creeper, the perfect native for a Chesapeake Halloween](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_7cd09116b5e9413cb61847d53e7a641e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_356,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_7cd09116b5e9413cb61847d53e7a641e~mv2.webp)
- Oct 31, 2019
- 2 min
Virginia Creeper, the perfect native for a Chesapeake Halloween
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![Only time to do one thing in your Chesapeake garden?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_e84e2d78cb1540f69b3e08d24c201d34~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_633,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_e84e2d78cb1540f69b3e08d24c201d34~mv2.webp)
- Oct 24, 2019
- 2 min
Only time to do one thing in your Chesapeake garden?
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![Bring on the Chesapeake Berries](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_a976c345667542538e111f67259fe55e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_a976c345667542538e111f67259fe55e~mv2.webp)
- Oct 10, 2019
- 3 min
Bring on the Chesapeake Berries
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![October Chesapeake Bloomers](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_ea8c4c7c63044d2bb111cbfb4e434027~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_474,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_ea8c4c7c63044d2bb111cbfb4e434027~mv2.webp)
- Oct 4, 2019
- 2 min
October Chesapeake Bloomers
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![Clematis for the Chesapeake](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_863c71082a7b4cb792c7ed813ab52d0d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_635,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_863c71082a7b4cb792c7ed813ab52d0d~mv2.webp)
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
Clematis for the Chesapeake
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![Hello Yellow](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_bf8fb5c7cf3e4d18bf409e22aff8a90c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_474,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_bf8fb5c7cf3e4d18bf409e22aff8a90c~mv2.webp)
- Aug 1, 2019
- 2 min
Hello Yellow
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![Positively Prolific Pollinator Plants](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_acfade08e42d452c9dbd5020ecbcd9e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_acfade08e42d452c9dbd5020ecbcd9e7~mv2.webp)
- Jun 20, 2019
- 1 min
Positively Prolific Pollinator Plants
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![5 Super Self Sowing Chesapeake Natives](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_a961fe0286294674b98a3b7c663c09a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_474,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_a961fe0286294674b98a3b7c663c09a0~mv2.webp)
- May 30, 2019
- 1 min
5 Super Self Sowing Chesapeake Natives
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![Honeysuckle Vine: Plant This or That](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_834998576d864bc9bf35e649d9d45575~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_474,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_834998576d864bc9bf35e649d9d45575~mv2.webp)
- Apr 25, 2019
- 1 min
Honeysuckle Vine: Plant This or That
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![Top 5 Easy Chesapeake Natives to Start Layering In](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_db8cf940d867443ea08c33b41e2f43b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_474,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_db8cf940d867443ea08c33b41e2f43b3~mv2.webp)
- Apr 18, 2019
- 2 min
Top 5 Easy Chesapeake Natives to Start Layering In
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![Top 5 Easiest Natives in Part Shade](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_834cc395c19e4ad58546dc6d7fb952cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_478,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_834cc395c19e4ad58546dc6d7fb952cf~mv2.webp)
- Apr 2, 2019
- 2 min
Top 5 Easiest Natives in Part Shade
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![Barberry: Plant This or That](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_f1e33baf1a0148ce81e06a6ee9e9ef63~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_474,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_f1e33baf1a0148ce81e06a6ee9e9ef63~mv2.webp)
- Mar 26, 2019
- 1 min
Barberry: Plant This or That