How to get a summer job at Blue Water Baltimore

How to get a summer job at Blue Water Baltimore

Want to learn about careers in the green industry? Interested in gaining job skills in landscaping and tree maintenance? Blue Water Baltimore will host eight summer interns through Baltimore City’s Youthworks Program. We will hire outstanding local youth for these positions who are interested in working to help our community and our environment. WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Baltimore…

12 Million Gallons of Sewage and Counting
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12 Million Gallons of Sewage and Counting

Last Wednesday night, the Baltimore region received more than two inches of rain, which led to significant flooding around the region. When large rainstorms like these hit Baltimore, stormwater runoff leaks into our sanitary sewer system through cracks in aging pipes and illegal connections. The stormwater mixes with sewage and overwhelms both the pipes and…

Invasive Plant to Avoid: Daylilies

Invasive Plant to Avoid: Daylilies

This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Herring Run Nursery will be focusing each day on one invasive plant and a native alternative. Don’t Plant: Daylilies Daylilies (Hemerocallis fulva) are so popular in Maryland that it is hard to believe that they aren’t native, but they aren’t. The common orange daylily is Asian and has infested…

Invasive Plant to Avoid: Winter Creeper

Invasive Plant to Avoid: Winter Creeper

This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Herring Run Nursery will be focusing each day on one invasive plant and a native alternative. Don’t Plant: Winter Creeper The Maryland Invasive Species Council maintains a list of species that present a particular concern in Maryland, a list that includes Winter creeper (Euonymus fortunei). Like English ivy, winter…

Invasive Plant to Avoid: Butterfly Bush

Invasive Plant to Avoid: Butterfly Bush

This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Herring Run Nursery will be focusing each day on one invasive plant and a native alternative. Don’t Plant: Butterfly Bush Many of our customers are surprised to learn that butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) is a problematic plant. Butterfly bush certainly benefits from a beguiling name, which seduces homeowners into…

Invasive Plant to Avoid: English Ivy

Invasive Plant to Avoid: English Ivy

This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Herring Run Nursery will be focusing each day on one invasive plant and a native alternative. Don’t Plant: English Ivy Few invasive plants are as lovingly embraced by unsuspecting homeowners as English ivy (Hedera helix) and other non-native Hedera species. English ivy is an evergreen vine that spreads across…

Invasive Plant to Avoid: Barberry

Invasive Plant to Avoid: Barberry

This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Herring Run Nursery will be focusing each day on one invasive plant and a native alternative. Don’t Plant: Barberry Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) is a deciduous shrub. Homeowners often plant it because of its dense form and, often, reddish purple foliage. Because it tolerates shade, this plant often…

Five Cities That Show Baltimore’s Harbor Can Be Swimmable

Five Cities That Show Baltimore’s Harbor Can Be Swimmable

A new report offers hope that Baltimore will eventually make its Harbor fishable and swimmable, along with some lessons that will make it easier to achieve that goal. Swimmable Cities: Lessons for Baltimore from Five Cities that Have Cleaned Up Their Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries was produced by the Center for Watershed Protection and released…

Six Great Native Plant Lectures for 2016

Six Great Native Plant Lectures for 2016

Wondering why using native plants in your garden is so important to the environment? Curious about which plants, and planting strategies, are best for attracting birds, bees, butterflies, and other wildlife? To make it easier, we are offering six great talks in our Spring 2016 Native Plant Lecture Series. Each two-hour session costs just $15 and…