Bee Swarm Bonanza – Epic Gardening
Keeping honey bee hives means you will likely encounter swarms, bees that have separated from a mother colony. A natural reproduction process,…
Bee Swarm Bonanza
Keeping honey bee hives means you will likely encounter swarms, bees that have separated from a mother colony. A natural reproduction process,…
The Benefits of Planting Native Keystone Plants
As stewards of our amazing planet, we can appreciate the potential importance of all species to the continued existence of a complex…
Meadow 101 – How to Install and Maintain a Beautiful Meadow
As a landscaper, an increasingly common request from clients is to get rid of their grass and replace it with more natural alternatives, such…
Grape Hyacinth: Animal Resistant, Durable and Beautiful
grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum) is an early flowering perennial bulb of the daylily family (Liliaceae) native to southeastern Europe. Not…
Passion for hellebores
Ok, drum roll here… I think I can say that the Lenten Rose hybrid of Hellebores (Helleborus x hybridus), is my favorite perennial. A…
Mid-Atlantic Nursery Show 2024 for New Plants and Gardening Trends
Fresh out of CLOTHES (Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show) in Baltimore, I made many new contacts and found many interesting plant presentations…
Simple Seed Starting Using Winter Sowing
After a hectic year of non-stop landscaping work, I have some free time and discovered ‘winter sowing. I started doing it last winter on…
A Very Retro Christmas at Longwood Gardens
Going to Longwood Gardens in Brandywine Valley in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania has been a long-standing tradition in my family for many years.…
Sweet Annie – Versatile Aromatic Everlasting
Sweet Annie, Artemisia annuaIt is an herb that I remember from the seventies and eighties. In the fall, wreaths of intensely scented green…