Happy National Pollinator Week! Supporting pollinators is one of our main goals here at Lauren’s Garden Service & Native Plant Nursery. Native plants support pollinators by providing food and habitat. Here are some of our tricks and favorite plants to...
Maryland Native Plants for Spring Tiarella cordifolia Tiarella cordifolia, Foamflower, is quick-spreading, clumping perennial that makes a great ground cover. Airy, tiny white flowers situated on ling stamens appear in spring. The foliage remains green throughout...
Native Plants for Spring in Maryland Dwarf Crested Iris Dwarf Crested Iris is fast-spreading. In the early spring it boasts lovely flowers ranging from pale-blue to lavender. It’s low-growing habit makes for a great ground cover. It does well in shade as well...
Native Plants for Winter in Maryland Coral Bells Coral bells is a clumping perennial with showy flowers in late spring to early summer. It is commonly used as a ground cover and is tolerant of dry soils situations. The foliage has a wonderful texture and it’s...
LGS Notes: Northern Bayberry is a deciduous shrub with light blue berries. It is great for a variety of birds and critters. It can be used in a full sun to part sun rain garden as it tolerates both drought and wet soil. Allow it lots of room because it likes to take...
A Deer Resistant, Shade Tolerant Native Landscape in Columbia, MD This client needed help figuring out how to update her landscape. She wanted advice on what to keep and what to remove and wanted to use native plants. We removed the crape myrtle tree at the front...