Garden Blogs

Patuxent-Grown Hanging Baskets

With so many gorgeous flowers blooming, we are thrilled to re-open to the public. Mother's Day is forecasted to be sunny and in the upper 60s, so it's the perfect opportunity to bring your mom out for some garden shopping. Our 10" annual hanging baskets are 20% off until May 10th but we have a wide variety of flowering shrubs, perennials, and trees available at the farm.
Feeding Backyard Birds in the Winter

Feeding Backyard Birds in the Winter

Do you enjoy watching the birds flitting about your yard?  I certainly do.  Folklore tells us that the robin is the harbinger of Spring.  But what about in the winter?  There is a definite nip in the air and natural food sources for the birds are becoming scarcer.  Holly berries seem to be the go-to snack for the robins in my yard. To keep the beautiful robins, cardinals, finches, jays and other backyard beauties in my yard, I feed the birds year-round.  The robins love the worms after the rains.  But because the ground freezes in the winter…continue reading →
3 Tips for Adding Privacy to Your Yard

3 Tips for Adding Privacy to Your Yard

When we walk outside into our yard it is always nice to have a little privacy.  But not everyone likes the expense or the look of traditional fencing. Over the years, we have had countless customers looking for creative ways to add privacy to their yards with trees and shrubs. Trees and shrubs create a natural barrier that not only looks beautiful, it is also functional. Here are some of our tried and true tips for adding screens to your yard with fast growing privacy trees and shrubs:
Fall Decorating with Pumpkins

Fall Decorating with Pumpkins

Do you feel that chill in the air? Fall has arrived and it’s time to decorate! Decorate both inside and out, for the season. Bring the warm colors of fall into your home and your garden with the help of our fall annuals and decor. We have pumpkins, gourds, mums, pansies, violas, corn stalks, and straw bales! Jump-start your fall decorating with pumpkins. There are so many options to mix and match that the decorating possibilities are endless. These versatile beauties help you celebrate the fall season, Halloween, and Thanksgiving.
How to Dry Herbs

How to Dry Herbs

We have talked about canning vegetables in order to preserve your summer harvest for the winter. For this post, we’re going to focus on how to dry herbs so that they can be used in soups and stews or even to make balms or infusions. In general, the best time to harvest herbs is right before they flower. After flowering, the flavor of the herbs changes slightly to be a little bit bitter.