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The Best Times To Prune Your Hydrangeas

Posted on May 17, 2023
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While pruning your hydrangeas may initially seem simple and unintimidating, the timing and methods used are incredibly important to the well-being of your flowering shrub. Let us show you the best practices on when and how to prune your hydrangeas!

Maryland’s Favorite Tree: The Wonderful White Oak (Quercus alba)

Posted on April 26, 2023
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The White Oak Tree (Quercus alba) has been a timeless favorite for centuries. This large shade tree is one of the oldest trees around and is famous for its extensive lifespan. The average white oak will live for 300 years, but the oldest was alive for almost 600 years! Plant one now, and your lineage for the next hundreds of years will be able to enjoy Maryland's favorite tree!

Gardening To Protect The Chesapeake Bay

Posted on April 18, 2023
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Did you know that you can help save the bay from your own garden? If you live here in the Chesapeake watershed, water runs from your home all the way to the third-largest estuary in the world. Learn how you can make a difference and help save the bay!

Trendy Garden Themes to Plant Now

Posted on May 16, 2022
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Having a garden is a joy; having a cohesive garden that inspires you every time you look at it is simply the best. Create an immersive experience and express your unique style with these garden themes, trending now.

Key Elements of Garden Design

Posted on April 12, 2022
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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.

Benefits of a Raised Bed Garden

Posted on March 14, 2022
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Raised Bed Gardens are all the rage these days. What are they and why are they so great? Read on to learn why we love raised bed gardens and how you can make your own!

The Language of Flowers – Plant Symbolism

Posted on February 2, 2022
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What is your garden saying? According to the Language of Flowers, the plants in your bouquets and flowerbeds are imbued with layers of meaning and symbolism. Learn what different popular flowers and plants represent.

Plants, Gardens, and Mental Health

Posted on January 24, 2022
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Caring for plants and tending to a garden can boost your mood, and it's not just us saying so. Studies show that plants can improve our mental health. Read all about how and why biophilia works to make us feel better.

Plant & Garden Design Trends in 2022

Posted on January 1, 2022
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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.

Garden Quotes We Love

Posted on December 28, 2021
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We've compiled a list of our favorite quotes about gardening. Why? Because we love the way these writers, gardeners and thinkers have phrased that indescribable feeling you get in a garden with soil under your nails.

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The Best Times To Prune Your Hydrangeas

Maryland’s Favorite Tree: The Wonderful White Oak (Quercus alba)

Gardening To Protect The Chesapeake Bay

Trendy Garden Themes to Plant Now

Key Elements of Garden Design

Benefits of a Raised Bed Garden

The Language of Flowers – Plant Symbolism

Plants, Gardens, and Mental Health

Plant & Garden Design Trends in 2022

Garden Quotes We Love

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