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, May 16, 2013

The Garden is 'IN'

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Mother's Day has past so now it time to be planting the vegetable garden. At least that is the tradition for many. This year we had to...

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

More Maryland Wildflowers - 2nd Week of April

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Deciding which native plant to use in a developed suburban landscape was fairly straightforward for me. I could choose the plants I wanted ...

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Friday, April 5, 2013

Spring Wildflowers: Texas vs Maryland

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Two weeds ago we made a trip to Texas to visit family. The end of March is the beginning of Texas wildflower season. We flew into Austin t...

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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Putting in the Garden

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Turf in garden area 'weed whacked' to less than 1/2 inch tall. As I mentioned a few posts back, I am putting in a new vegetable...

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

More Winter Trees

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Since it is still a little early to start creating the beds for the vegetable garden I've had time to take a closer look at some of the ...

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Early Spring???

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This winter has been schizophrenic. Bouts of snow followed by brief warm-ups. Last Tuesday, January 29th, it was well over 60 degrees here...

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Starting a New Vegetable Garden

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When we moved into our home in Watertown, MA starting a garden was easy. The previous owner had established raised beds in a sunny opening ...

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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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