Happy Valentine’s Day from Kingsdene! Have you procrastinated and now it’s “last call” for a gift? If your significant other likes to garden consider the gift of a landscape consultation with our landscape designer. We are now offering winter consultations for your DIY gardening projects. Our designer will come to your home and give expert guidance and advice to make your DIY gardening dreams come true. Offering suggestions on the right plant for the right place, plant id’s, soil amendments, and so much more. Give Karen a call at 443-955-1454 or email us at kingsdenelandscape@gmail.com to schedule an appointment. The gardener in your life will love you for it!

More pictures of our Christmas Gift Shop featuring ornaments and candleholders handmade in the Ukraine!

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me……statuary! Looking for something a little different to give as a Christmas gift? We think a piece of garden statuary might be the answer. Rustic in appearance and made of cast cement the pieces in this collection will add a bit of whimsy and fun to your garden. We have a nice selection to choose from so come take a look. Open 9 – 5 everyday!

You may have seen this around your garden and home and thought “eeewwww”, what is that ugly thing? That, my dear, is a wheel bug and not to be feared unless they bite you. They are a generalist predator and love to feast on the dreaded spotted lantern fly, which is a good thing! Often known as assassin bugs they sport a dagger-like, piercing-sucking beak. They feast on something small like an aphid right up to something the size of a caterpillars. The wheel bug can reach up to 1 1/2 inches in length but don’t mess with them because if they bite you they can pack quite a punch. Avoid using broad-spectrum pesticides because this is one bug you want in your garden. We’ve posted photos of wheel bug eggs compared to the eggs of the spotted lantern fly so you can identify the one to seek out and destroy. Photos courtesy of U. of Md. Entomology Dept.

They’re back! Paperwhite and Amaryllis bulbs are in. Great gift item if you have a “non-gardener” (is there such a thing?) in your life. Add a pretty container and voila’, you have a gift that won’t break the bank. Enjoy the beauty of the Amaryllis, 3 to 4 stems with 4 to 6 blooms on each, and with proper care they should be repeat bloomers. The Kingsdene elves have been VERY busy so come on in and see what those little rascals have been up to.