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.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Free Fertilizer!

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Before , since I don't have as many trees in front, most to these leaves came from the street Every year at this time I see so m...

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Friday, November 11, 2011

Chokeberries, they gotta find a new name

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NOT Burning Bush! This a Red Chokeberry, Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima' growing at the edge of a parking lot. ...

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Under the Norway Maple - Part 2

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As the growing season is slowly coming to a close I thought I would revisit the status of the native species I have be evaluating under my...

Monday, October 3, 2011

Biennial Beeblossom

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Biennial Beeblossom in mid-September As the name implies Biennial Beeblossom, Gaura biennis, is a true biennial, it establishes...

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Saturday, September 17, 2011

September Showers bring ... Mushrooms

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This year, in addition to all the native asters and goldenrods, our annual late summer trip to Downeast Maine featured a huge variety of mus...

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

North Point Park, Cambridge, MA

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I have heard, on and off, about the construction of North Point Park as a 'set aside' from Boston's Big Dig. It's in an are...

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Getting Viburnums to bear Fruit

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Last year I posted a blog on how using cloned plants may reduce the viability of seed produced in the garden. In some cases this is not a b...

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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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