Catherine Mezensky

Maryland’s largest striped maple tree found in Druid Hill Park

Recently, a local volunteer discovered a large striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum) for the record of Maryland Champion trees. Daniel Wilson, a self taught tree expert spotted the tree on one of his regular walks through Druid Hill Park in Baltimore...

See the cherry blossoms in bloom at Fort McHenry

While the warm spring weather has many Maryland residents flocking to Washington DC to visit the National Cherry Blossom Festival, they may be unaware that the same type of Yoshino cherry trees are also blooming in Baltimore City, at Fort...

The 2012 Spring Maryland Home and Garden Show

The 2012 Spring Maryland Home and Garden Show will be held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds from March 3-4 and March 9-11, 2012. The theme this year is “Books in Bloom” and the show will feature...

New USDA hardiness zones for Marylanders

Many gardeners are familiar with the USDA zone maps. These climate maps lay out the estimated coolest temperatures of each region. This allows gardeners to decide which plants will thrive in their particular area. For years, Baltimore has been in...

Maintaining a winter compost pile

During the cold weather there sometimes seems to be little to do other than to look seed catalogs and dream about the summer. If you want to get out in the garden a bit during the cold weather you may...

How to plan a visit to a Christmas tree farm

Cutting your own fresh Christmas tree is a wonderful family friendly activity during the holiday. In Maryland, there are many tree farms where you can purchase and cut a live pine, spruce or fir tree. To plan your visit, please...

Fall Tree Care

As winter approaches and Maryland vegetable gardens are no more, it is a good time to turn our attention to caring for our trees. While it is too late to transplant established trees you can still plant new ones. Or...

2011 Maryland pumpkin supply: so far so good

During the fall of 2009 gardeners, pie makers and jack-o-lantern carvers coped with a poor pumpkin crop. There are new fears that the 2011 pumpkin crop in the northeast will be less than spectacular, but here in Maryland...

How to overseed your lawn

During this gardening season the weather has been tough on Baltimore lawns. First, the extreme heat of July left grass looking brown and crispy. Now, the recent rains are making the weeds grow as fast as the grass. If this...

How to keep rabbits out of your garden

During the summer and early fall it seems that there are plenty of rabbits in Baltimore, even in spots around the city. If there is a little bit of grass or a park, there are the small brown and white...

Maryland’s largest striped maple tree found in Druid Hill Park

See the cherry blossoms in bloom at Fort McHenry

The 2012 Spring Maryland Home and Garden Show

New USDA hardiness zones for Marylanders

Maintaining a winter compost pile

How to plan a visit to a Christmas tree farm

Fall Tree Care

2011 Maryland pumpkin supply: so far so good

How to overseed your lawn

How to keep rabbits out of your garden

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