Everyone knows that when it comes to gardens, there is a time to reap and a time to sow. But many people don’t realize that there are also times when it is good to just let your garden rest. ...
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WHEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 , 9 A.M. - 1 P.M. (RAIN DATE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16) WHERE: 245 CLAY STREET, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401 All are invited to this free event and celebration of the 10th Ann...
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Green Spring Gardens is one of our favorite places for gardening classes of all kinds. Here are a few that are coming up in the next few weeks, but I encourage you to bookmark their education pa...
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has launched a new website to help educate the public about pesticides. The website helps teach users about common pests of the ho...
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What: Backyard Birds Presentation When: Saturday, September 8, 10AM-12:30PM Where: 3400 Bryan Point Rd., Accokeek, MD Birds can bring feathered fun — and free insect control — to a back...
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What: How to create a rain garden When: Saturday, August 25th, 2012, 10:30 – 12:30 Where: Common Good City Farm, V Street NW between 2nd and 4th Streets, DC What is a rain garden? A rain ...
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What: Backyard habitat workshop When: Saturday, August 25th, 1-4 pm Where: Takoma Library This weekend DDOE and DCPL with Audubon MD/DC are hosting a backyard wildlife habitat workshop at Takom...
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Now’s the time to see the beautiful white, camellia-like flowers of the blooming Franklinia tree. The state champion, Franklinia, is on the picnic grounds at Triadelphia Recreation Area, 28...
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2012 THE DC COOPERATIVE WEED MANAGEMENT AREA CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO Participate in DC INVASIVES DAY, which is aimed at increasing awareness and community efforts ...
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One of the really great things about the Metro DC area is the abundance of information available to anyone who wants to learn how to take care of the environment. If you have lived here for very ...
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Every time it rains, I am reminded that we still have two downspouts coming off of our home that don’t empty into rain barrels. We do have long plastic, flexible hoses at the ends of our downsp...
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I love the Master Gardener program. For those who don’t already know, Master Gardeners are volunteers who are trained through the local Extension Service to help people with their gardening que...
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Technically, this isn’t about gardening. It is about farmers. And ice cream. But its pretty hard to not want to spread the word when you hear about something called Maryland’s Best Ice Crea...
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I’ve often mentioned on this blog why I started being more eco-friendly in my landscape. The primary reasons are: wildlife and my husband. I have always liked having birds and butterflies in...
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A few more responses trickled in for my request for Favorite Native Plant recommendations. These last few are from some of our Facebook and Twitter friends. I think every one of them mentioned ...
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This might be a bit of a drive for some people, but it sounds like a good program: What: The Woods in Your Backyard: Simple Tips for Environmentally Conscious Homeowners Where: Cole Cinema, C...
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Native plants certainly have many benefits to the environment, making them an eco-friendly choice for any home gardener. But I love the fact that so many of the people I asked mentioned wildlif...
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What: Fall 2012 Native Plant Sale at Environmental Concern Where: 201 Boundary Lane, St. Michaels, MD 21663 When: Friday, September 7th 9:00-4:00 AND Saturday, September 8th 9:00-2:...
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That’s the headline I saw on a blog post recently so, of course, I had to click over to read it. I’m fairly certain that we don’t even come CLOSE to using 150 gallons of water a day in our ...
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Keith Tomlinson, Botanical Garden Manager of Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia was kind enough to share his thoughts about some of his favorite native plants for my current series...
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Have you seen the articles in the news lately about people who are having their dried out, unsightly lawns painted to “green them up”? Apparently, there are companies that will come out and s...
My husband and I recently bought a battery powered string trimmer at one of the local big-box home improvement stores. We absolutely LOVE it. Our gas powered string trimmer was a constant challen...
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There are times that I get pretty obsessed with the wildlife in my yard. The first year that hummingbirds started hanging around, I would sit on the front porch for extended periods of time, with...
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Last year I did a series of posts listing the Favorite Native Plants of some members of the local gardening community. (See bottom of this post for a listing) Since I’m such a big fan of na...
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Hmmm. Just found a post online (and several more about the topic once I started searching) that said that you can put goldfish in your rain barrels to keep the mosquitoes under control. This doe...
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