Fabulous Front Row Home Native Plant Garden: Shady Slope
We want you to be as excited about planting Chesapeake natives as we are. Blog posts highlight ways to garden with native plants, different styles of gardens and native alternatives for popular ornamental plants.
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![Fabulous Front Row Home Native Plant Garden: Shady Slope](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_90cf6378d09548669bd1ea367ca546ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_90cf6378d09548669bd1ea367ca546ec~mv2.jpg)
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![Maryland Native Plants: Golden Groundsel](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_b8d40d26d57d48a9b407bd17fa0112ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_b8d40d26d57d48a9b407bd17fa0112ec~mv2.jpg)
- Mar 30, 2023
- 3 min
Maryland Native Plants: Golden Groundsel
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![Maryland and Virginia Native Plants: Easy Ephemerals](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_8feebdf31f01448ea68c99141f6ce0d1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_8feebdf31f01448ea68c99141f6ce0d1~mv2.jpg)
- Feb 15, 2023
- 3 min
Maryland and Virginia Native Plants: Easy Ephemerals
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![Native Plants: A Brief Fall Pause to Think Spring](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_3144c2cd7fda439d844be79ac9a21ab8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_571,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_3144c2cd7fda439d844be79ac9a21ab8~mv2.jpg)
- Oct 5, 2022
- 3 min
Native Plants: A Brief Fall Pause to Think Spring
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![Native Plants: Woodland Stonecrop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_ded6cc657bd94e558c7ee4eba1505acb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_ded6cc657bd94e558c7ee4eba1505acb~mv2.jpg)
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
Native Plants: Woodland Stonecrop
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![Maryland Native Garden: Waterside Woodland](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_72bae6326bc74b11b8e566716072f7bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_72bae6326bc74b11b8e566716072f7bc~mv2.jpg)
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Maryland Native Garden: Waterside Woodland
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![Bethesda Backyard Native Nursery: Literally!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_4878a6fffd3546598a0634288ca41592~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_4878a6fffd3546598a0634288ca41592~mv2.jpg)
- May 25, 2022
- 4 min
Bethesda Backyard Native Nursery: Literally!
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![Chesapeake Native Gardens: Top Bloomers for May](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_c35e0af779b7498ca529e9608e1022e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_c35e0af779b7498ca529e9608e1022e2~mv2.jpg)
- May 11, 2022
- 4 min
Chesapeake Native Gardens: Top Bloomers for May
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![Maryland and Virginia Native Plant Gardens: Go Wild with Hydrangeas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_208ae4b3c11a4b5fbe8de67173e7cd28~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_482,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_208ae4b3c11a4b5fbe8de67173e7cd28~mv2.jpg)
- Apr 6, 2022
- 3 min
Maryland and Virginia Native Plant Gardens: Go Wild with Hydrangeas
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![Fast Growing Native Perennials](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_5b11688a34984d1cab4a93ae1baec9bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_5b11688a34984d1cab4a93ae1baec9bc~mv2.jpg)
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
Fast Growing Native Perennials
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![Chesapeake Natives: Creating Your Winter Garden](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_71e4a2728eaf4323b1d460b7fd1557c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_71e4a2728eaf4323b1d460b7fd1557c6~mv2.jpg)
- Jan 26, 2022
- 4 min
Chesapeake Natives: Creating Your Winter Garden
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![Maryland and Virginia Native Plant Gardens: Shady Slopes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_d5be85d113be478d8b7ca61c876062e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_467,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_d5be85d113be478d8b7ca61c876062e9~mv2.jpg)
- Jan 19, 2022
- 2 min
Maryland and Virginia Native Plant Gardens: Shady Slopes
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![DC, Maryland & Virginia Native Plants: Christmas Fern](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_22de79e73bb94d4384a48d691dc806b2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_22de79e73bb94d4384a48d691dc806b2~mv2.jpg)
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
DC, Maryland & Virginia Native Plants: Christmas Fern
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![Native Plant Garden Tour: A Backyard Paradise](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_08b7d951e9df411081836e1c93b1f56c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_08b7d951e9df411081836e1c93b1f56c~mv2.jpg)
- Sep 15, 2021
- 6 min
Native Plant Garden Tour: A Backyard Paradise
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![Gorgeous Garden Planting: Can It Be Done With Natives?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_cc335c47c3a3405aa39bbdb37f875da3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_356,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_cc335c47c3a3405aa39bbdb37f875da3~mv2.jpg)
- Sep 1, 2021
- 4 min
Gorgeous Garden Planting: Can It Be Done With Natives?
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![Chesapeake Native Plants: Tree Lawn Thinking for Shady Areas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_c0afbaa5a549447e9cac3451ebbdfdfd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_474,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_c0afbaa5a549447e9cac3451ebbdfdfd~mv2.jpg)
- Jul 14, 2021
- 3 min
Chesapeake Native Plants: Tree Lawn Thinking for Shady Areas
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![Native Plant Garden Tour: Ellie's Garden](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_95adeacaefaa4745a7978a961ba42fa7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_95adeacaefaa4745a7978a961ba42fa7~mv2.jpg)
- Jun 23, 2021
- 4 min
Native Plant Garden Tour: Ellie's Garden
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![In the Limelight: Native Plants at the Philadelphia Flower Show](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_7e0733d7338b445496751bef0889384e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_356,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_7e0733d7338b445496751bef0889384e~mv2.jpg)
- Jun 16, 2021
- 3 min
In the Limelight: Native Plants at the Philadelphia Flower Show
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![Native Plant Garden Tour: A Once Desolate Side Garden Zings](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71a07c_a2faef247f72441d9f403532c3830624~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_632,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/71a07c_a2faef247f72441d9f403532c3830624~mv2.jpg)
- Jun 2, 2021
- 2 min
Native Plant Garden Tour: A Once Desolate Side Garden Zings