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.

Sunday, July 27, 2014

A Woodland Find - American Germander

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This is the pinkish flower spike that I first noticed. The other day I was walking along a wooded edge in the backyard bemoaning how ...

Monday, July 14, 2014

A Pollinator Border

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When I planned my new vegetable garden last year I included a double fence design to help keep out the deer. At the outer fence I plan...

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Visit to Martha Walker Habitat Garden in Napa, CA

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In mid-June we had an opportunity to return to the Napa/Sonoma valley region of California. Most of this trip was involved with tasting ...

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 ...

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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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