(Today I sent the following letter to Greenbelt Homes, Inc.‘s Buildings Committee, which will be discussing compliance the new zone and problems with our current exception system at its meeting tomorrow night.) Bottomline: I urge the Buildings Committee to … Read More
My coop townhouse in Historic Greenbelt was covered with grey siding when I bought it in 2011, and I was fine with that. Until two things made me not-fine with it anymore. I took a course at the University of Maryland … Read More
We’re elevating GHI member John Gareri’s kitchen renovation story from his Facebook account to Greenbelt Online, with permission. Why? Because it’s SO dramatic a change, and others can learn from it. Before John’s report was titled “How I spent time … Read More
The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum opened in 1976 with a gift of 53 priceless bonsai trees from Japan to commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial. Some bonsai were several hundred years old and one had even survived the bombing of Hiroshima. Japan’s gesture … Read More
I recently wrote about the Horticultural Society of Maryland visiting my garden and the gardens of Mary Lou Williamson and Melissa Mackey, including the link to a video of Melissa’s. Well, I’m happy to say I’ve (finally) finished my video … Read More
The Horticultural Society of Maryland is a well-oiled horticultural and social machine, hosting talks by expert speakers and tours of amazing gardens in the tonier parts of Baltimore and its suburbs (Here are some of them, and here’s more – Diana’s … Read More
I’ve been enjoying making videos lately, especially since the pandemic made in-person garden-touring impossible for a while. Mostly I’ve videoed other Greenbelt gardens but last fall I made this one of my own front garden’s make-over – I replaced an … Read More
(Originally published in the Greenbelt News Review.) Enjoy spring and fellow Greenbelters in the spacious and beautiful lakeside garden of Mary Lou Williamson from 10 to 4 on Sunday, April 25 (using our rain date, since Saturday’s forecast isn’t promising).The … Read More
The goal is super-low-maintenance I’m sure you all recognize this 21 by 11-foot island bed around the GHI sign at Ridge and Hamilton Roads. It’s very prominent and as of yesterday morning, half-full of weeds. And here it is after … Read More
The final video garden tour of the season walks the viewer through the plant-packed garden of a true plant geek – Rachel Channon. She knows ALL the Latin names of her plants. I’d admired Rachel’s garden for years. I’ve also … Read More
Through the pandemic, I’ve been having a lot of fun making “virtual garden tours,” using a new film editing program that’s powerful yet intuitive enough for even ME – a drop-out from more programs than I care to list. There … Read More
I’m happy to finally have a Virtual Greenbelt Garden Tour outside of Old Greenbelt, thanks to Hope McCalla in East Greenbelt. (Here are the 6 Summer Tours.) I visited Hope and her garden in early September. After we video’d, I … Read More
Today we’re showing off the last of 6 Virtual Summer Garden Tour videos created this year in lieu of in-person tours. For this one, gardener Katrina Boverman recorded a narration, provided the details below, and chose the opening and closing … Read More
Our next and almost last Virtual Summer Garden Tour is of a cool oasis created by the talented gardener Sandra Lange. Luckily for us, Sandra’s son David Barnes is a professional videographer and was available to work with her to … Read More
This year the median strip along Southway, Greenbelt’s historic entrance, has a new look, and it’s a lot more sustainable, too. Environmentally conscious gardeners salute the switch from mostly annuals (like New Guinea impatiens seen below a couple of years … Read More
