Native Plants with Adams Garden

In this blog I will write about my experiences of using North American native plants in the residential landscape in the Mid-Atlantic US. In particular, I will focus on working with Native Annuals and Biennials and how they can add surprises to the garden.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Berries and Bark at Tower Hill

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I just attended the annual 'Trees in the Urban Landscape Symposium' at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylsten, MA, yesterday. It w...

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Monday, November 8, 2010

Making good use of all those leaves

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Well we've had a pretty nice fall foliage season in New England this year, despite all the dire predictions that our unusually hot and d...

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Asters in New England

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Another thing besides beautiful foliage that New England has in the fall is an abundance of native asters. In the Massachusetts County Chec...

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Last Blooms of the Year

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Over 7 months ago I was writing about all of the Witchhazels that were in bloom and how they were among the first plants to bloom in the new...

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Friday, October 1, 2010

A Weekend in Mid-Coast Maine

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My wife and I are fortunate enough to have a friend who invites us up to their cottage in Mid-coast Maine at the end of the summer. For the ...

Monday, September 13, 2010

Wildflower Meadow in September

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I paid another visit to the Mount Auburn Cemetery Wildflower Meadow last week and I was floored by the intensity of the blooming. While it...

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Monday, September 6, 2010

It's not Poison Ivy

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As I was surveying which native species were growing successfully under my Norway Maple (for a future blog post), I came across many seedlin...

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Curtis: Knoxville, MD, United States; After about 20 years working in the field of organic chemistry, I decided it was time to start a second career. I have always had an interest in things botanical, especially species that are native to a particular locale. I decided that the best way to follow this interest and educate others about the wonderful plants that grow in their own region was to train to become a landscape designer. I completed the Landscape Design certificate program at Harvard's Landscape Institute in 2009 and have since launched my own business, Adams Garden, where I do both design and residential landscape maintenance. In 2012 I moved to Knoxville, MD where I am continuing to evaluate native plants and work on removing invasive plants from the property. In addition to use of native plant species, I am also engaged in creating natural habitats and the use of sustainable practices in both design and maintenance.

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