Pesticides are bad. Who knew??? We’ve all heard about the harm pesticides are causing our honeybees. “Save the Pollinators!” campaigns are making great strides in raising awareness of the declining populations of bees and winged pollinators vital...
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In recent posts, we’ve been talking about both the ecological dangers of habitat loss and how what you do in your garden can make a difference. Thanks to the Town of Chevy Chase for inviting our own Edamarie Mattei to give a presentation on...
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What is spring to you? The warming sun? The buzzing bees? The lengthening day? As expected as these delights may be, they never cease to amaze. Nature is a finely-tuned cycle of rebirth and renewal, and the thawing soils, the rising sap, and the...
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Thanks to Real Simple magazine for inviting Backyard Bounty and other landscape designers to provide ideas on how home gardeners can use native plants, stormwater management, reduced lawn areas, and other tactics to create a more eco-friendly...
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Your garden can change the world. Everyone who has the privilege of owning a home has a duty to help create and preserve habitat. A global crisis with a grass-roots solution. The problems are well-known. Our environment is undergoing profound and...
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It’s hard to avoid the news about the inbound Brood X cicadas. While there’s general consensus that the 17-year cicadas are both amazing and messy, there are differing opinions about how you as a home gardener should respond. Option...
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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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