Currently Reading: Gardening

Spring is in full bloom, and at The Humphreys House we are discovering a whole new world of greenery. In our previous home, which was new construction, landscaping the property was a daunting task. There was a half-acre of topsoil … Continue reading →

100 years ago, more than three-thousand cherry trees arrived in Washington, D.C. from Tokyo, Japan. The trees were given as a gift to the United States in 1912 to celebrate the friendly relationship growing between the two countries. Even though … Continue reading →

At Selbyville Pet and Garden, during one recent warm and sunny March day, the anticipation of spring and planting season was palpable. Cedar Swamp Farm of Bishopville, MD had just made a delivery of pansies, cauliflower, and lettuce—all just waiting … Continue reading →

With the unseasonably warm weather we’ve been experiencing lately, you may be itching to put your green-thumb to work and get some yard work done. Bulbs are sprouting and daffodils are already blooming in flower gardens across the Eastern Shore. … Continue reading →

While venturing through local wooded areas in late winter, early spring, there’s a lot of brown. Our landscape seems pretty barren, dead, and desolate. When the recent warm-front passed over the Eastern Shore, we were all excited to see little … Continue reading →

Green thumb or not, you’ve most likely seen the evidence all around—Camellias, have bloomed, Daffodils are up, lettuce is sprouting; flowering trees have blossomed, others have buds on them—all significantly earlier than in years past. And it’s not only the … Continue reading →

January is coming to a close, usually a time of year when it is bitter cold and you don't want to leave the house. Well not this year! I am thankful for this mild winter, but I can't help but … Continue reading →

Has anyone else noticed the recent invasion of fruit flies taking place on the Eastern Shore? Some are blaming it on the rain and the swampy conditions we’ve been experiencing, others say that the temperature drop is forcing the creatures … Continue reading →

English Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens, 'Suffruticosa') a cultivar of American Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens, 'Arborescens'), is a slower grower and more compact than the latter. "Man's oldest garden oriental" was first introduced to North America from Europe in the mid-1600's when it … Continue reading →

Renovating a historic home brings with it a lot of discoveries within the structure. One aspect of the home, which isn’t always a top priority, is the existing landscaping. With this home came English boxwood shrubs that have become so … Continue reading →

We planted a very small garden of our own this year, using heirloom plants that we bought from the Good Farm's plant sale this spring. Lemon basil, 2 types of heirloom tomatos, white cucumber, and some type of melon. They have … Continue reading →