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Added Value: Snow on the garden – Featured Video
Did you know that 2-4 inches of snow is actually a benefit to your garden? It creates insulation. Watch to learn more. Joyce Browning Horticulturist, Master Gardener Coordinator Video credit: Bethany Evans Longwood Gardens Professional Gardener Program Alumni; CPH
Read MoreWhat work can I do in the perennial garden in the dead of winter? Edging! – Featured Video
Edging the beds to control weeds and to reduce the lawn area. Plus dividing perennials that you can watch in the event of heaving during the freeze-thaw cycle. Check out this pretty, evergreen perennial – Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’! Joyce Browning…
Read MoreWhy is my oak tree dying? Featured Video
Older oak trees have been plagued with health problems and are dying in large numbers throughout Maryland. Why? Both researchers and homeowners are asking the same question. The tree diagnostic laboratories have identified an assortment of diseases and pests on…
Read MoreAllegheny Spurge: a recommended native Pachysandra groundcover – Featured Video
Our native pachysandra, Pachysandra procumbens, lacks the aggressive nature of the more common Asian species. And that is good! The Allegheny spurge has marbled, deep green foliage that is much prettier too!
Read MoreAsian Jumping Worms – Featured Video
We all learned as school kids that worms performed important tilling procedures that benefited the soil. But the Asian Jumping Worm is different because it consumes so much of the woodland leaf litter that the soil becomes depleted. These worms…
Read MoreNative insects munching on milkweed – Featured Videos
Take a look at these two videos from Harford County Master Gardeners full of information about the native monarch caterpillars and tussock moths that feed on native milkweed plants.
Read MoreGarden of Weedin’ Series – Featured Videos
Joyce Browning, Horticulturist and Master Gardener Coordinator from Harford county has been putting together multiple fun and interesting videos most days for the past month. Topics include poison ivy, strawberries, sheet mulching, pruning various shrubs, microgreens, propagation, aeroponics, and more. …
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