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Adventures with ground covers

May 23, 2021Environmental Concerns, native plantsdeer, ground coversBarbara Collier

Since I became interested in using more native plants, I have found several low-growing native ground covers that seem immune to deer. They have now been established for more than five years, so I have a pretty good idea what they will do—that is, if the rule sleep (first year), creep (second year), leap (third … Continue reading Adventures with ground covers →

Spring ephemerals

April 15, 2021Environmental Concerns, native plantseliaosome, ephemeral, leave the leaves, springBarbara Collier

A little story: A major event in my development as a gardener occurred when my mother cleared a tangle of rampant vines and other vegetation from the wooded part of our back yard, which backed onto Rock Creek Park. This might have been in 1964; when our family visited the New York World’s Fair, she … Continue reading Spring ephemerals →

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