Tag Archive: garden

Naturalist Hour – Home Garden Habitats

Make your garden the place to be(e)! Alice Sturm, the Garden Manager for the Audubon Naturalist Society, will talk about garden design that works for you and our all-important pollinators.

Naturalist Hour – Home Garden Habitats

Make your garden the place to be(e)! Alice Sturm, the Garden Manager for the Audubon Naturalist Society, will talk about garden design that works for you and our all-important pollinators.

Backyard birds

Birds are frequent, welcome visitors to backyards year-round. Birds can eat common pests like mosquitoes, mosquito larvae, and grubs. Many songbirds are both visually pretty and have beautiful songs. Bird

The Power of Scooping Poop

Have you ever heard of the Poop Fairy? No? Probably because there is no such thing. Pet owners across Montgomery County are responsible for picking up their pet’s waste when

Stormwater Best Management Practices

August is water quality awareness month. At the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) the Watershed Restoration Division’ entire focus is water protection year-round! The Watershed Restoration Division is

Plan Now for Garden Success

With the holidays behind and the slower pace of winter taken hold, this is a great time to reflect on your garden goals for the coming year, including plans for

Seed Exchange 2019

Washington Gardener Magazine presents the 14th Annual Washington Gardener Seed Exchanges! Washington Gardener magazine, the publication for DC-area gardening enthusiasts, is hosting the 14th annual Washington Gardener Seed Exchange at Brookside Gardens
Image of a garden that utilizes green landscaping techniques.

Rethink your yard

Have you thought about your yard lately? I mean REALLY thought about it? Are you getting all the environmental, social and aesthetic benefits that you could from the place you