August 17, 2021 Blogger Larry Quarrick The Big Decision: Retire or Rewire? Hi everyone! I am Larry Quarrick, a registered landscape architect in Maryland. I retired 5 years ago from my full-time career as the Chief of the Park Planning & Development Division for the Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission in Prince George’s…
Yolima Carr, Conservation Landscaping Curator Elizabeth River Project Yolima is a horticulturist and landscape curator with over 25 years of experience working in garden design, wetlands restoration, and conservation of habitat with emphasis in the use of native plants. Yolima received her Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture from Bogota, Colombia and her Associate’s in…
Blogger Beth Ginter June 28, 2021 I live in a densely populated suburb of Washington DC, in the Northern Piedmont, atop a hill, with an abundance of mature Oaks, Hickory, Tulip Poplar, and Dogwood. We have a lot of big trees on about ⅓ of an acre. It’s cicada heaven. …
Blogger Dave Hirschman June 15, 2021 I am being followed. Or, rather, I am following. I keep glancing over my shoulder to see if it is still there. Not because I feel threatened, but because it is cheering me along, whether on foot or bicycle. The subject is Packera aurea, known commonly as golden…
Blogger Kristen Koch April 8th, 2021 All Around Me, by Laura Kaczor When I see a gorgeous sunrise or sunset, when I reach the top of a dune and catch sight of the vastness of the ocean, when I gaze at the night sky, and when I see the first Sycamore popping out of…