August 23, 2017

Milkweed Seeds Ripe for Harvest, Gather them Now for Future Monarch Butterfly Host Plants

The Antelope Horns milkweed we saw on our Texas roadsides in April are boasting robust seedpods now, ripe for the plucking. Asclepias asperula was one of […]
July 31, 2017

Bird Gardening: powerhouse fruiting plants, with Andy Brand

IT’S A CLOSE CALL for me and my friend Andy Brand: Do we like plants best, or birds (or butterflies or bumblebees or…)? But I think […]
June 2, 2017

A Database to Help Choose Native Plants

Welcome to the latest edition of the Native Plants Database where you can explore the wealth of native plants in North America. Use the options below […]
April 10, 2017

Tree Peonies, with Jeff Jabco of Scott Arboretum

APPARENTLY I’M the kind of person people give tree peonies to, because over the years I have been gifted four of them by four different people. […]
January 16, 2017

10 Berries That Birds Love | MNN – Mother Nature Network

These shrubs and trees produce attractive flowers that develop into a colorful berries, which will attract many birds to your backyard. Have you ever thought about […]
January 16, 2017

Official Website – Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens

This is the official website of the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens. The Rawlings Conservatory was established by the City of Baltimore in 1888. […]
October 28, 2015

How To Harvest Milkweed Seeds: All of The Facts, No Fluff!

Fall is here and the time has come to harvest mature milkweed seeds from milkweed pods. But how do you separate seeds without making a fluffy, […]
June 14, 2015

Replacing Shrubs & Plants

Question: Is the shrub in picture 1 salvageable? The evergreen in the other picture looks hopeless. Does it need to be replaced? Answer: The shrubs could […]
April 10, 2015

NATIVE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER

As development and subsequent habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. But there is an important and simple step toward reversing this alarming […]
November 10, 2014

Michael Gaffney Coming to Lutherville Garden Club

Source: contemporista | Interior Design Student Blog. “I have since watched lots of video tutorials on Youtube and was particularly impressed with the technique used by […]
November 9, 2014

Plan for Urban Agriculture District to Revitalize Chicago

Chicago’s Southside, one of the epicenters of African-American culture in the United States and once a home to smog-belching factories and industrial meat-processing plants, is on […]
November 8, 2014

Gardens Aren’t Just About Flowers

“Be aware of what you eating, we don’t always listen to our bodies.” Skye Green Renaissance spent an hour with Skye an organics farmer in Cape […]