On August 10 Pru invited 18 of us to tour her garden in Potomac. Pru has been working on the garden for five years and was one of our first garden hosts. Lots has changed! See the transformation in the “Today” and “Before” photos. She has been slowly converting what was lawn into flower beds, […] Continue reading "August Garden Tour in Potomac"
On Saturday, July 27th, Nancy Lawson and her husband Will welcomed the Wild Ones Nation’s Capitol members for a garden tour at their home for the second time!. Nancy Lawson is the author of the Humane Gardener and Wildscapes. Their home is on 2.23 acres and they have lived there for over 20 years. They […] Continue reading "Revisiting Nancy’s Humane Garden"
Our Open Garden in June was hosted by Michael who took Doug Tallamy’s advice to heart. As a birder he then realized that his property was contributing next to nothing to wildlife. Starting with one small plot in 2017, he expanded to multiple plots in the front, back, and side of his house. There’s still […] Continue reading "For the Birds! Michael’s Open Garden"
On June 8th Vasna invited us to see her wonderful pollinator garden/Gratitude garden. The pollinator garden with native plants was installed in 2021. A lowly hellstrip was transformed into an amazing area that holds 90% native plants (more than 30 species). In the summer, it is teeming with all sorts of pollinators. The garden has […] Continue reading "Members Tour Vasna’s Gratitude Garden"
