What Is A Conservation Landscape? A conservation landscape is a landscape bed or garden that is designed with almost all native plants. It’s created to support local habitat by providing food AND shelter for insects and animals in our region. In some places a...
Maryland Native Shrubs for Birds Cornus alternifolia – Pagoda Dogwood Cornus alternifolia, also called pagoda dogwood, is a small deciduous tree or large multi-stemmed shrub that typically grows 15-25’ tall with distinctive tiered/layered horizontal...
Lauren’s Garden Service at Howard County’s GreenFest 2024 Saturday, April 13th 10AM-3PM at Howard Community College LGS @ GreenFest 2024 Facebook Event Link Lauren’s Garden Service & Native Plant Nursery...
Maryland Native Plants for Summer Geranium maculatum – Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum, or wild geranium, is an herbaceous perennial native to deciduous woodlands of eastern North America. Plant it in rich soil with plenty of organic matter in full sun...
Signs of Spring Hepatica acutiloba – Sharp-lobed Liverleaf Hepatica acutiloba, also called Sharp-lobed Liverleaf is a welcome sight in the early spring with its bright and cheerful white, pink or violet flowers poking up through the leaves on fuzzy 6-8″...
Signs of Spring Arisaema triphyllum – Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum, also called Jack-in-the-Pulpit is a shade loving species that grows in rich, moist, deciduous woods and floodplains. It is a spring ephemeral that emerges in April. This species...
