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  • Recommended Native Plants for Maryland

    … are several species of  native plants   recommended for Maryland home gardens and landscapes. Click on the photos … Witchhazel Hillside Blueberry Hillside Blueberry Inkberry Holly Inkberry Holly Mapleleaf Viburnum Mapleleaf Viburnum … Serviceberry White Oak White Oak Related information Maryland Native Plant Guide: Piedmont Region | PDF download …

  • Pollination Basics

    … from one plant to another. Insect pollinators  include bees, wasps, beetles, flies, butterflies, and moths.  Habitat … often facilitated by invertebrate pollinators such as bees and wasps, butterflies and moths, flies, and beetles. As … There are four major groups of insect pollinators: bees and wasps, beetles, butterflies and moths, and flies. …

  • Native Plants for Sunny Slopes

  • Herb Problems

    … Louadfel, Homemade, Bugwood.org Updated: February 20, 2023 Insect pests of herbs Aphids Black bean aphids Aphids  have a wide …

  • Weed Identification Photos in Maryland

    … Oxalis Oxalis Pigweed Pigweed Plantain Plantain Poison Hemlock Poison Hemlock Pokeweed Pokeweed Prostrate Knotweed Prostrate …

  • Invasives in Your Woodland - Butterflybush (updated 2025)

    … from positive public relations related to the decline of butterflies. However, it is indeed invasive, and contributes …

  • April Gardening Tips and Tasks

    … support a more sustainable, resilient environment. Not all plants are created equal. Use  science-based plant lists  to know what plant species best support your local wildlife. Buy … of boxwoods that may be observed at this time of year. Edible plants Put warm-season crops like tomatoes and …

  • Cultivars of Native Plants

    … with their wild relatives. For example, many of the modern hydrangea cultivars are descendants of our native wild hydrangea ( Hydrangea arborescens ). Sterile cultivars may lack the …

  • Linthicum Walks

  • Pollinator Friendly Plant Production 2: Controlling Insect Pests (FS-1095)

    … unsightly and harder to sell. Non-native pests (insects, mites and diseases) are constantly arriving in the United … pollinators, for example, directing spray away from flowers or not applying spray when a plant is in bloom. *Look for an orange crab spider to the immediate left of the bee. Figure 2. The …