Do I Need to Fertilize Native Plants? Essential Care Tips for Your Garden
Understanding Native Plants Native plants are species that have evolved and adapted to the specific conditions of a particular geographic area over long…
Simplified Christmas centerpiece
About the only time I have people sitting down for a full dinner at a dining table in my house is at Christmas and I need a spectacular…
Holly for the holidays
McLean Nursery is getting ready for a great Christmas decorating season! Hundreds of fluffy festive bows hang from the workshop ceiling and…
Succulent Pumpkin Centerpiece Made Easy
An easy-to-make centerpiece for your fall-themed table, using a beautiful pumpkin, can be prepared in half an hour. By integrating dried…
PawPaws: America’s Best Kept Secret
Papayas, which taste like a mix of bananas and mango, have a tropical flavor, totally unexpected where they are native: the Mid-Atlantic,…
Pumpkin decoration in 10 ways
Celebrate the fall season with these top 10 ways to decorate pumpkins. From mini chalk-painted pumpkins to gorgeous hand-painted marble…
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…
Top 10 Seasonal Stars of the Fall Garden
Perennial spring bloomers are easy. There are so many fantastic spring performers that you will always have something blooming all spring long…
Native All Star Containers
Native container gardens are much easier to set up than full-size gardens. If you’re new to gardening or have limited space, native pots…
Garden Art Focaccia Bread
Since I like to cook, garden, and design, when I saw these beautiful focaccia breads online, I had to make some. It makes sense to decorate…
Favorite Salvias of a Garden Designer
With just over 1,000 varieties, Salvia is a huge genus of the mint family and comes in a dizzying array of colors, sizes and hardiness.…