Lawn & Garden Stories

Climate Change and Its Impact on Residential Outdoor Spaces

Guest blog written by Sinziana Spiridon, an outdoorsy blog writer with a green thumb and a passion for organic gardening. When not writing about weeds,

Tree Montgomery Celebrates 10 Years of Greening the County — Over 18,000 Shade Trees and Growing!

Montgomery County just hit a major milestone in its efforts to stay green and cool. On April 25 — Arbor Day — County Executive Marc

Top 5 Groundcover Plants in RainScapes Gardens

An impressive 133,274 plants were installed in RainScapes projects in Montgomery County from 2021 through 2023. That’s an average of 44,425 plants each year!  RainScapes

No Mow May? How about Mow Better May!

No Mow May? How about Mow Better May! You've heard the catchy phrase about "No Mow May" and think, does that mean I can skip

Don’t Let These 3 Plants Creep Up on You!

Invasive Species Awareness Week: Don’t Let These 3 Plants Creep Up on You! National Invasive Species Awareness Week is February 24-28! This is a time

Let’s Get Growing! – Native Plant Seeds

Let’s Get Growing! Native Plant Seeds  New Year, new garden plans? If you’re looking to expand on a RainScapes garden this year or simply want

Invasive Aquatic Alert!–Two Horned Trapa

Two Horned Trapa--Please help us Monitor and Report! If you are around any ponds in Montgomery County, or anywhere else in Maryland, Virginia, or elsewhere,

Webinar: Use and Care of Battery Powered Leaf Blowers – October 24th at 7pm

Webinar: Use and Care of Battery Powered Leaf Blowers - October 24th at 7pm While battery powered leaf blowers are easy to use, there’s a

Five Great Ways to Use Fall Leaves

It's almost fall in North America, and many folks soon might find themselves laboring for hours raking leaves to the street for pickup or filling

Montgomery County’s Leaf blower Law–What does it mean for Me?

Gas Leaf Blowers Are Out, Electric Are In--Law Changing July 1, 2025   Montgomery County residents and businesses are being advised to start the switch