Native plants as problem solvers
As a landscape designer, I am presented with many problems: planting on slopes, dry shade under trees, screening and hedge options, ground…
New Plants and Garden Trends at Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show
Fresh out of CLOTHES (Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show) in Baltimore, I made many new contacts and found many interesting plant presentations…
Secretos para una buena cosecha de semillas
Las variedades de semillas superan con creces las variedades de trasplante que puedes comprar en primavera. A todo el mundo le gustan las…
Collected seasonal Christmas arrangements
Everyone is decorating the halls, cutting green branches from their property and using them to decorate. Foraging is the modern way of…
Homemade gifts for bird lovers
Bird seed ornaments Crossing off several names on my Christmas list this year, I was left with a bird lover/watcher who I knew would…
Handcrafted Fresh To Your Home at McLean Nursery
McLean Nursery is getting ready for a great Christmas decorating season! Hundreds of fluffy festive bows hang from the workshop ceiling and…
Top 10 Tips for Creating Outdoor Christmas Arrangements
A porch pot planted with arborvitae, cotoneaster, andromeda, junipers and leucothoe. Christmas pots for the porch are the simplest method to…
Thanksgiving Centerpiece of Gourds and Pumpkins
Thanksgiving dinners require a WOW centerpiece to accompany the cornucopia of food. I recently attended a floral design class with Jane…
Gingerbread at the White House
Having decorated for Christmas at the White House for several years, my fondest memories of the time spent there is the official unveiling of…
How to Make a Succulent Pumpkin for Fall
Using a variety of dried plants and succulents, you can create a simple centerpiece in minutes. An easy-to-make centerpiece for your…