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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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Welcoming Spring with Native Plants Indoors!

ways to bring native plants indoors in spring

Mar 43 min read

The Best Goldenrod for Your Garden: Thanks to Mt. Cuba Center!

how to choose the best goldenrod for your garden

Feb 115 min read

Native Cut Flowers for the Mid-Atlantic

Thrillers, fillers and spillers. So m any to choose from…. flower arrangement with black locust blossoms, trumpet honeysuckle, eastern columbine, bronze wave heuchera, Ozark witch hazel A few years back, I asked Drew Asbury, then responsible for the iconic cutting garden at Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden in Washington D.C. and behind the addition of many native plantings there, and now with Brookside Gardens and his own design firm Drew Asbury Garden Design , what he

Feb 45 min read

Fun Gifts for Gardeners

gifts for gardeners

Dec 3, 20253 min read

Seeing the Right Native Plant in the Right Place

seeing the right native plant in the right place

Oct 29, 20254 min read

Native Gardens in Fall: Design Tips

design tips for your fall native garden

Oct 15, 20253 min read

Creating Next Year's Sparkle of Fireflies

getting more fireflies to your garden

Oct 8, 20254 min read

Nuts for Native Gardening & Golf!

a native plant gardener who loves golf

Oct 1, 20253 min read

Native Plant Container Ideas for Fall

native plant container ideas for fall

Sep 24, 20253 min read

Native Plant Window Boxes: A Year Round Design

Native Plant Window Box Combo

Sep 10, 20254 min read

Bare Root Native Plants: Budget Friendly, Environmentally Friendly & User Friendly!

native bare root plants

Sep 3, 20254 min read

Evergreen Inkberries: Finding Just the Right One for Your Native Garden

finding just the right native evergreen inkberry for your garden

Aug 20, 20254 min read

Native Garden Bed for Sun: Blues, Dusky Reds and Oranges

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

Aug 6, 20253 min read

yellow flowers in large shallow planters

A Little Summer Garden Inspiration!

summer garden inspiration

Jul 30, 20254 min read

Native Plant Gardens: Editing

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

Jul 24, 20253 min read

Exploring Oakleaf Hydrangeas at Mt. Cuba

all about oakleaf hydrangeas

Jul 9, 20254 min read

Native Plant Nursery: Bona Terra Updates

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

Jul 2, 20253 min read

Woodland Garden Retreat: Heirloom, Legacy & Native Plants

Explore the Woodland Garden Retreat featuring heirloom and native plants. Discover how a woodland garden thrives with the right plants in the right place.

Jun 25, 20254 min read