A Day in the Life of a Garden Dog

What is the day in the life of a garden dog? It's late spring in Maryland and the dogs find themselves following their humans as the humans finally get in on the fun of digging, investigating plants, and getting some sun. This is a POV of a Garden Dog.

Shade-Loving Landscape

Designing a thriving and lush backyard for dear friends and customers

Last Spring Frost Of 2026

Seed Starting and Potting Mix Recipes

Going back to school at the UMd Institute Of Applied Agriculture

Snow Actually Good For Gardens?

While we're all anxious for winter snow to melt, is the soil?

Benefits of Buying Plants at Local Nurseries

Why shopping at your local plant nursery could mean greater success for your garden

2025 Winter Propagation #1

Sticking cuttings in the greenhouse

First Frost & Freeze Dates for Berwyn Heights/College Park/Greenbelt

Planting Tomatoes in September?

Can you start tomatoes in August, transplant in September, and get tomatoes in October in Maryland?

Visited the Penn State Flower Trials for Market Research

Penn State Flower Trials Field Day 2025

Tomato Success

Tomatoes getting too big for their britches

Boost Your Harvest

The plants you should add to your vegetable and fruit garden to improve the production.

Whooo's Watching The Plants

Using plastic owls to naturally deter birds from dining on your plants

Amaryllis In Bloom

The amaryllis flowers have started opening up.

Nocturnal Gardening

Is it ever too late in the day to do a little horticulture? 

POV Working With The Plant Man

What it's like Working with the Plant Man at Berwyn Plants

Berwyn Heights Garden Club Update

This month, the Berwyn Heights Garden Club meeting consisted of a member plant swap

A Plant That Bites Back

My recent run in with poison ivy has resulted in an annual warning for you.

Planting the Color of the Summer

A list curated for the perfect butter yellow pollinator flower garden.

Berwyn Heights Garden Club

A new garden club has formed in Berwyn Heights

What Does Last Frost Date Really Mean?

What exactly is meant by last freeze or last frost dates?