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.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Eastern Bottlebrush Grass

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Bottlebrush grass, Elymus hystrix , is a pretty common native species found in open shade and woodland edges in Maryland. Its native rang...

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Saturday, February 2, 2019

Garden Trellis

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My vegetable gardening style is on the wild side. I give maybe too much weight to reseeded native flowers over food producing plants. I st...

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

What to do with old potting soil?

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Here's about half of my potted plants that I do each spring. I hate to throw out used potting soil. I have about 30-40 pots in ...

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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...

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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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