Catbird Garden Design

Catbird Garden Design Garden Designer &
Certified Professional Horticulturist Now accepting new design clients in/near Ellicott City, MD and surrounding areas.

I am a Certified Professional Horticulturist, former native plant nursery manager, and passionate gardener. I follow a naturalistic design aesthetic, finding inspiration in the dynamic, unpredictable evolution of the landscape. My knowledge base and preference is for working with native plants, but I am not a purist- I strive to create diverse, intermingled plant communities that are ecologically

appropriate and site-specific, while maintaining a coherent and unified design. Please email [email protected] to schedule a site visit.

06/01/2026
06/01/2026
Elegant, starry blooms of 'Pink Profusion' Bowman's Root against a backdrop of 'Legend of the Fall' Fothergilla.
05/24/2026

Elegant, starry blooms of 'Pink Profusion' Bowman's Root against a backdrop of 'Legend of the Fall' Fothergilla.

'Spotty Dotty' in all her glory this spring.
05/23/2026

'Spotty Dotty' in all her glory this spring.

A foundation planting of mature Rhododendrons were encroaching so far into a walkway, that I had to make the tough call ...
05/21/2026

A foundation planting of mature Rhododendrons were encroaching so far into a walkway, that I had to make the tough call to drastically thin them, and prune them into tree form last summer. I was worried about how they would cope, but they've recovered and bloomed beautifully this year. And walking under a Rhodo canopy is pretty magical. I hate removing mature shrubs- if you can prune it, use it!

This Arrowwood Viburnum has reached tree-like proportions, cascading over the roof and front facade of the potting shed....
05/20/2026

This Arrowwood Viburnum has reached tree-like proportions, cascading over the roof and front facade of the potting shed. These white blooms will give way to bluish-black drupes, loved by local catbirds.

It was a harsh winter and a miserable early spring for my Bletilla striata, but it has come though with a surprising num...
05/19/2026

It was a harsh winter and a miserable early spring for my Bletilla striata, but it has come though with a surprising number of blooms! These terrestrial orchids are technically hardy in zone 7, but need a winter mulch to protect their dormant pseudobulbs.

Bloom detail of Amsonia 'Blue Ice', and Amsonia tabernaemontana peeking through a sea of Ostrich ferns. So easy, so usef...
05/18/2026

Bloom detail of Amsonia 'Blue Ice', and Amsonia tabernaemontana peeking through a sea of Ostrich ferns. So easy, so useful, so beautiful. One of my design favorites.

Wisteria and Honeysuckle meet over the garden gate. I love it when this happens 😍
05/14/2026

Wisteria and Honeysuckle meet over the garden gate. I love it when this happens 😍

Spring views while weeding the gravel path, and an Azalea at maximum pink.
05/07/2026

Spring views while weeding the gravel path, and an Azalea at maximum pink.

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21041–21043

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