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Xeriscaping In The Mid-Atlantic

Xeriscaping In The Mid-Atlantic

In the Mid-Atlantic Region, where hot and dry summers are common, incorporating native plants into xeriscape designs offers numerous benefits. This comprehensive guide explores a selection of native, drought-tolerant plants for xeriscaping in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States, highlighting their unique characteristics, adaptability, and the ecological advantages they bring to the landscape.
5 Ways To Incorporate Boulders Into Your Landscape

5 Ways To Incorporate Boulders Into Your Landscape

Thinking about sprucing up your landscape, but are unsure of how? Landscaping with boulders is something that you may not have thought about! Although rocks and boulders may seem intimidating, you do not need landscape designers to incorporate them into your garden. There are many different ways to incorporate boulders into your next DIY landscape project!
Key Elements of Garden Design

Key Elements of Garden Design

What are the building blocks of well-designed gardens and backyard landscapes? Well, they are very similar to the building blocks of a poem, a song, or a painting. Garden design is an art form, and it benefits from the same ideas and structures that other art forms use every day. Read on to learn a few key basics that will help you unlock your inner garden designer.
Plant & Garden Design Trends in 2022

Plant & Garden Design Trends in 2022

The biggest themes for 2022 we've seen repeated are a renewed focus on mental health, more demand for sustainability, and a blurring of lines between indoor and outdoor design. We think these ten trends are the ones that will make the biggest impact in gardening and horticulture in the new year.
What’s Bugging your Garden?

What’s Bugging your Garden?

Anyone with a green thumb will tell you that pest issues are inevitable. Here are some tips to help you identify some common pests in your garden. Keep a close eye on your garden so you can catch and combat these pests before they do some real damage. While there are chemical insecticides on the market, and available at Patuxent Nursery, that can control and kill intruders, there are organic and preventative measures that can be taken.
Tips for Building and Maintaining Outdoor Fireplaces & Fire Pits

Tips for Building and Maintaining Outdoor Fireplaces & Fire Pits

After months of work, you finally have the backyard of your dreams. Maybe you’ve paved a new patio and set out chairs perfect for relaxing in, or maybe you’ve landscaped an immaculate garden and draped glowing string lights from trees. But despite everything, once night falls, guests wander inside. As the months grow cooler, less time is spent enjoying your hard work. You need something to draw conversation back outside, and nothing is quite as attractive as an outdoor fireplace or fire pit. Whether it’s family s’mores nights or casual dinners with friends, a fire is a center of community. People naturally gather around a warm, rustic fireplace or pit. In this one-stop guide, we’ll take a look at ways to build your own fire pit, as well as tips on how to maintain them, so you can be free to enjoy your outdoor fires for years to come.