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, December 11, 2018

Inkberry berries

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This past spring I replaced some non-native Leatherleaf Mahonia, Mahonia bealei , with inkberries, Ilex glabra. While moderately invas...

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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Monarch Successes in 2018

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I've been planting native milkweed plants for 5 years here and that while I've seen a few monarch butterflies over the this time, 20...

Monday, September 24, 2018

Japanese Stiltgrass Sitrep

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For the past 5 years, since moving to rural central Maryland, I have been trying to figure out how to eliminate Japanese stiltgrass, Mirco...

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

New Sloping Path

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One area in my lawn has a steep grade, about 28%. That is a rise of 4.5' over a 16' run. The lawn tractor could make the climb, bu...

Friday, June 29, 2018

New Plants for 2018

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One of my big plans for this year was to replace the non-native, invasive leatherleaf grape holly , Mahonia bealii , with some native shrubs...

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Stiltgrass progress - May 2018

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It would be nice if the growth of Japanese stiltgrass, Microstegium vimineum , would wait until we were done dealing with garlic mustard ...

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Preping the Garden

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Last year's garden did not do so well. On reflection there are a number of reasons, some of which are in my control. Others, not so mu...

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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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