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.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Native Plant Information on Houzz

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For the past 18 months I have been writing profiles of native plants for the mid-Atlantic region for the website Houzz . While much of the...

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Mystery Solved! Unknown Fern Identified!

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East-facing hillside off the back of our property It's early January and finally getting cold here in Maryland. Now that there is n...

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Fall's Second Season

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Even though all the blossoms are gone there are still sights to delight the eye in the fall garden. Rather than the purples and golds of as...

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Collecting my own seed

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I've been trying to figure out what to plant in the areas where I've been pulling out the Japanese stiltgrass. I want to use native...

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Stiltgrass management, part 2

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After trying to remove as much Japanese stiltgrass as possible in late summer, the next step is to fill in the gaps with more desirable plan...

Monday, September 21, 2015

White Flowers of Fall

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Late summer and early fall is when the asters and goldenrods dominate the the landscape. These are beautiful plants and provide tons of foo...

Friday, August 28, 2015

Stiltgrass is in bloom - The time to act is now!

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The flower heads of Japanese stiltgrass are just opening up. The weedy plants have just had a growth spurt bringing some of them to nearly...

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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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