Gardening Tips

The All American Selections are seeds and vegetative propagated plants that have been grown nationwide, and the ones that thrived throughout the nation are considered national winners of that specific year, while the ones that have thrived in certain regions such as...

Choosing the perfect Christmas tree is often a family event that takes place at a local farm market, a tree nursery or a box store. There are always choices — a tall tree, a short tree, a thin tree or a fat tree. For some, a cut tree is the best choice because, if...

Fall is an excellent time to plant trees, especially trees that have shown beautiful fall color. There are a lot of good reasons to plant trees, some give you beautiful flowers in the spring, summer and into the fall while others provide cooling shade during the heat...

October is often a month with warm days and chilly nights, the perfect of conditions for the leaves on trees and shrubs to turn from summer green to autumn colors. The sun is also lower in the sky, providing less hours of sunlight to the leaves. Both the reduced...

Coreopsis is a wonderful native herbaceous perennial that comes up out of the ground every spring, has dark green foliage and beautiful bright daisy-like yellow flowers in the summer. Like all plants, Coreopsis has a common name, Tick Seed, but it does not attract...

Buddleja davidi, or the butterfly bush, is a deciduous shrub that has fragrant tiny star shaped flowers that come in many colors and are arranged on an arching cone shaped bouquet at the tips of each of the branches. Each flower spike can grow to almost 10 inches...

Asimina triloba, or our native PawPaw tree, lives comfortably on our Eastern Shore and although it only grows to be 30 feet tall, it can fit into many gardens. Like many smaller trees, it could be an understory tree, fitting in the shade of taller trees, or could be a...

Cercis Canadensis, also known as the Rising Sun Redbud, is a native tree that lives in full sun or under the shade larger trees and grows about 8-12 feet tall and wide. As a small tree, it will fit into many landscapes and it is also a tree that provides four seasons...

When choosing plants for the home landscape, search for some interesting native plants. Native plants typically require less care because they are accustomed to our climate, insects and other environmental conditions. Yes, the insects will eat some of the plants but...

Iberis sempervirens or Candytuft burst into pure white, fragrant blooms in April, covering the dark evergreen foliage for weeks. It is a perfect perennial plant for Eastern Shore gardens that have a lot of sun and sandy soils where it will thrive for many years. The...