Mar 66 minLocal Native Plants. Local Native Plant Nurseries.Native plant nursery updates! Your local native nurseries are stocking, growing and getting ready for spring and a number have been open...
Nov 29, 20233 minChesapeake Native Gardens: Unique Flowers & Front Door PlantsThese need to be right by your house! Front door gardens can be tricky places. You want your entrance to look good. First impressions and...
Oct 11, 20232 minNative Shrubs: Hearts-a-Burstin, the Native EuonymusThe 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...
Jun 28, 20233 minGardening for the Chesapeake: Giving Japanese Barberry the Heave-hoGive up thorns and thugs for terrific natives. Across urban, suburban and even rural landscapes of our Chesapeake watershed, Japanese...
May 3, 20234 minNative Substitutes for a Crape Myrtle TreeThree to try! Crape myrtle trees (Lagerstroemia indica), native to Asia and Australia, are popular for so many good reasons. In winter,...
Feb 15, 20233 minMaryland and Virginia Native Plants: Easy EphemeralsRelatively available and mostly simple to grow. Lasting for only a short time in spring, native ephemerals add a touch of magic to your...