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, February 17, 2015

Planting Plans for spring 2015

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Every year brings another opportunity to grow my native plant collection. This year I'm focusing on 4 areas: Clean up and replanting a...

Sunday, January 4, 2015

A Winter Walk

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Seeing as we were having a spell of dry weather on New Year's day, I decided to take a walk through the woods to see what was happening....

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Sunday, November 30, 2014

Swags from Nature

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It's late November here in Pleasant Valley, MD and most of the leaves are gone. For the past couple of years we have been going out ...

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Fall Grasses

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We've had a long and relatively mild fall here, that is until this week when overnight temps got to the low 20's. Many trees held o...

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Native Annuals Wrap Up for 2014

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For the past 6 or 7 years I have been interested in using native annuals in my landscapes. By working with species that are adapted to loc...

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Making a Plan to manage Japanese Stiltgrass

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My wife and I have been on a campaign against invasive plants on our property. Our two main targets are garlic mustard and Japanese stil...

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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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