Gardening Basics
Spotting Early Spring Natives
Learn how to identify early spring natives as they emerge, supporting pollinators and planning a healthy, thriving seasonal garden.
March Garden Momentum
Kickstart your garden with this early spring checklist: prune, divide perennials, prepare soil, start seeds indoors, and maintain tools for a vibrant season.
Woodland Edge Garden Ideas
Woodland edge garden ideas with native plants to attract pollinators, birds, and create a low-maintenance, layered landscape.
Getting Tools Ready for Spring
Did you clean your gardening tools last fall when you stopped gardening? Hopefully, you did and don’t need to read this article. However, if you didn’t, it’s now time. After all, spring is just around the corner! Let’s get this done and be ready to jump in when spring arrives.
Rotating Your Vegetable Crops
Whether you just plant a few tomatoes, herbs and some lettuce or an elaborate garden complete with exotic selections of lesser known veggies, you’ll want to rotate your crops each year. All types of vegetable crops – brassicas, onions, legumes and root crops – require a slightly different blend of nutrients and trace elements, even […]
Winter Composting the 3-Bucket Way
It’s cold outside and the compost pile is frozen. Do you really feel like hauling kitchen scraps out into the winter wasteland only to have them picked through by scavengers when there isn’t enough bacteria available to break them down? Fortunately, there is an alternative. Keep your kitchen scraps cooking this winter and producing buckets […]
Healthy Soil: Winter Cover Crops
It’s fall and our annual and vegetable gardens are winding down for the season. Now is the time to invest a little extra time and effort to prepare your soil for next year. Whether your garden is large or small, all annual planting beds will benefit from the addition of a winter cover crop.
Winter Pond Prep Checklist
As winter approaches, certain steps should be taken to ensure plant and fish survival.
Watering Guide
The Art of Watering: A Guide to Nurturing Your Garden’s Roots By D.R. Snell Nursery, Mt. Airy, MD Watering may seem like a simple task—turn on the hose and let it flow. But for gardeners, especially those tending new plantings, proper watering is more of an art form. Understanding your plants’ needs and responding with […]
Soil 101
How well do you understand your soil? It’s more than just dirt, and the more you learn about soil, the better you’ll be able to care for it to ensure a stunning landscape, healthy lawn and productive garden. All About Soil The four elements of soil are minerals, water, air and organic matter. Different combinations […]
