Washington Gardener Magazine

06/06/2026

Hello 👋 Daisy lovers - what are your favorite Daisy varieties? 🌼

06/05/2026

It is Blackberry harvest time at our community garden plot and the new summer interns got their first plants/seeds in the ground...
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https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2026/06/fenton-friday-blackberry-harvest.html

This week was there was no rain and constant, drying winds -- now the 90-degree days have moved in. That means I'm watering the tiny seedl...

06/05/2026

Garden Tip of the Day: To prevent mosquito bites while sitting or working the garden, a fan is a highly effective, natural way to deter mosquitoes because they are weak fliers that cannot navigate even gentle breezes

06/05/2026

You all were so good at last times Plant ID quiz. I thought I’d post another one for . Can you name this pale blue wildflower in our pollinator hellstrip?

06/04/2026

See "Get Hip with Our National Flower" - about disease-resistant roses in https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/get-hip-with-our-national-flower/

In celebration of the United States 250th anniversary of independence, the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) in Washington, DC is hosting “America’s State Flowers: An America250 Celebration” free exhibit through October 12. Inside the conservatory and outdoors in the gardens the exhibit features the ...

06/04/2026

Groundcover Revolution Talk This Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 11:00 am!
How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water groundcovers to replace your turf - 40 alternative choices for: - No Mowing. - No fertilizing. - No pesticides. - No problem!
Join Kathy Jentz, award-winning author, Washington Gardener Magazine publisher, and GardenDC podcast host, for an inspiring look at how reducing your lawn can create a more sustainable, lower-maintenance landscape. Discover plants that attract pollinators, support the environment, and bring new life to your yard. Be part of the Groundcover Revolution.
This event is free and open to all.
Kathy will be signing and selling copies of Groundcover Revolution ($27) at the talk as well as The Urban Garden ($27).
Hosted by Valley View Farms Garden Center & Nursery, 11035 York Rd, Cockeysville, MD.
See more at valleyviewfarms.com (Although this weekend, Carrie and I will definitely not be wearing winter sweaters or coats!)

06/04/2026

Groundcover Revolution Talk This Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 11:00 am!
How to use sustainable, low-maintenance, low-water groundcovers to replace your turf - 40 alternative choices for: - No Mowing. - No fertilizing. - No pesticides. - No problem!
Join Kathy Jentz, award-winning author, Washington Gardener Magazine publisher, and GardenDC podcast host, for an inspiring look at how reducing your lawn can create a more sustainable, lower-maintenance landscape. Discover plants that attract pollinators, support the environment, and bring new life to your yard. Be part of the Groundcover Revolution.
This event is free and open to all.
Kathy will be signing and selling copies of Groundcover Revolution ($27) at the talk as well as The Urban Garden ($27).
Hosted by Valley View Farms Garden Center & Nursery, 11035 York Rd, Cockeysville, MD.
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For over 60 years, Valley View Farms have prided ourselves on offering top-quality plants, trees, shrubs, perennials, pond supplies, water gardens, contianers, statuary, and wild bird essentials, all backed by our knowledgeable and friendly staff. Whether you're preparing for the holiday season with...

06/04/2026

Garden Tip of the Day: To prevent mosquitos, remove corrugated drain pipe from downspouts and consider replacing it with smooth PVC piping. Each corrugation is a potential breeding ground. If removal isn’t possible, use screening to cover openings.

06/04/2026

You can propagate new plants in several ways - one technique is air layering - create new plants from stems still attached to the parent plant. The stem is wrapped with damp moss to encourage roots to form.

06/03/2026

Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium) is a clump-forming perennial plant with tiny violet-blue flowers. These flowers close up late in the day and open again in the morning, It is actually not a grass, despites its name and grass-like looks but is instead in the Iris family...
Learn more in our latest Plant Profile post -

Blue-Eyed Grass Plant Profile Blue-Eyed Grass ( Sisyrinchium angustifolium ) is a clump-forming perennial plant with tiny violet-blue flo...