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.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Experimenting with Penstemon

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One of my backyard projects was to recover a meadow area from an overgrown mass of invasive species (Multiflora rose, Japanese honeysuckle,...

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Zebra Swallowtail

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Zebra Swallowtail , Eurytides marcellus , is a common visitor to our property here in west central Maryland. The native range for this spe...

Friday, May 23, 2014

New Seedlings and Sprouts

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While a few established plants did not make it through this past winter most did and are performing quite well now. A number of plants ...

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Getting into Spring: Wildflowers and managing Ticks

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I have been fortunate not to have been bitten by any deer ticks so far. One of the actions I am doing to keep that streak going is to put ...

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Spring is making an Appearance

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With all the snow and low temperatures the Winter of 2013-14 seemed like it would never end. But looking back at photos from this time last...

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Tree Rings

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Our last winter storm (Feb 12th) just brought us a bunch of snow, but no damage to trees or structures. That was not the case for the ice ...

Saturday, February 8, 2014

New Seeds for 2014

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Since I have been focusing on buying more native perennials from local sources I have scaled back on the number of plants I am starting fro...

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About Me

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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