Leaf fall is one of nature’s most efficient recycling mechanisms. By leaving your leaves in your garden, the nutrients that went into creating those leaves during the spring and summer are returned to your soil during fall and winter. This...
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As a gardener, you know well the therapeutic benefits of gardening as described in this lovely New Yorker article. Help Backyard Bounty spread the word to others! We would be honored if you would vote for us in this year’s Best of...
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It’s immigrants like Alejandra that make the gardens we love. We at Backyard Bounty are grateful to the International Rescue Committee for their work in helping immigrants and refugees in our region and around the world. We are...
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As we edge into the dog days of summer, your garden might be experiencing extra stress from heat, pests, or just starting to look a little unkempt. We love a wild garden – and so do your birds, bees, and butterflies – but sometimes you might want...
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One of the best parts about our job is the fact that we get to talk to so many passionate gardeners. We learn from them every day and we love to share with you what we’ve learned from others. When talking with Backyard Bounty’s...
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We talk frequently about the importance of stewardship in our gardens. With the privilege of homeownership comes the duty to do our part to care for the environment. Thanks to the Potomac Conservancy for allowing our own Edamarie Mattei and her...
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To help the environment, we need to think differently about our gardens. Looking at the environmental news, it’s easy to get distressed at the loss of habitat, decline in pollinators, invasive species, and watershed degradation. But...
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What to do when a (very) poorly-timed home renovation means that you simultaneously have no kitchen and are late starting the spring veggie garden? Step 1. Pull up last year’s kale that over-wintered in your garden to make room for the new...
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Building your own barn swallow shelf is good for the birds and bad for mosquitoes. Weaving habitat and home…for the birds! Photo credit: celebrateurbanbirds.org Think of the birds. They’ve suffered from loss of habitat and diminished...
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Eager to plant a tomato? Buy a mother’s day shrub? With so many of us using time in our garden to help us get through this crisis and reconnect with nature, your favorite place for plants might be running low on inventory. Combined...
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Taking a break from happy thoughts of gardens and flowers, Backyard Bounty is doing what we can so that our team and clients can remain safe. Our crews are following these guidelines: Social-distancing; we are lucky that we work outside...
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My Italian-American family loves to talk food. So after I ate at Chez Panisse for the first time in 1990, the first thing I did was call my father. I started to rave about the main course – the best poultry I’d ever eaten. “What was...
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