Native Plant Spotlight: Tiarella cordifolia Tiarella, or foam flower, is a great addition to your deep shade to part shade areas. Once established it is a low maintenance plant and should be easy to grow for your average gardener. This is a good plant for areas where...
One of my clients turned me on to this book when we were building a stone wall in her garden last fall. This book is a quick, easy read and full of information on native plants. Mr Porter organizes his native plant suggestions by location to be used in the garden,...
Native Plant Spotlight: Jacob’s Ladder Polemonium reptans Jacob’s Ladder is a great addition to your shade and deer proof garden. Most pests don’t bother this plant. It is a late spring time bloomer and does well in part shade to full shade. The blue...
4 Easy Ways to Do Your Part for the Chesapeake Bay On Thursday I went to a talk hosted by the Howard County Watershed Stewards Academy to hear Nick DiPasquele speak. He is the director of the Chesapeake Bay Program and filled us in on the past, present and future of...
How to Make a Terrarium We gardeners can get a bit bored in the winter time. I know that I ‘should’ be resting up and planning for the coming growing season. And I am….but I need a fix. I used to make terrariums with my grandmother when I was a kid....
