Carnivorous Plant Nursery Blog

Name: Carnivorous Plant Nursery
Telephone: 301-824-0133

August 24, 2021

CP Painting by Andrew Davis
We were very generously gifted this original piece of artwork this summer by a longtime customer and friend of the nursery, Andrew Davis!
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February 1, 2021

Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve
Here's some photos from Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve courtesy of Maddie Sheng.
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April 24, 2020

Garden Bog by Nora Sadler
Here's an example of a wonder bog garden created by Nora Sadler of Chadd's Ford, PA. Nora used a layer of pine needles to help cool the bog bed during the hot summer months. Well done Nora.
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August 30, 2019

Curious Business
Curious Business explores some of the most unique, unusual and successful businesses in the work. Host Alan Shane Lewis visits Carnivorous Plant Nursery.
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May 31, 2018

Northernmost Carnivorous Plant
World’s Northernmost Carnivorous Plant Scientists have found the carnivorous plant Pinguicula Alpina L., also known as the alpine butterwort, on the Arctic Archipelago of Svalbard.
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May 13, 2018

Bog Bed by Carter Hancock
Here's a great bog bed planted by enthusiast Carter Hancock of Bristow, VA.Notice how the rain downspout is close to and drains underground to assist with watering.
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May 9, 2018

Carnivorous Plant Sandstone Trough - Rich Szarko Manheim, PA.
Dr. Rich Szarko of Manheim, PA built a wonderful Carnivorous Plant Bed in an old sandstone trough on his farm. He had the trough lined with rubber pool liner. Added bulkheads for drainage. Filled it with peat and sand, and...
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May 7, 2018

Venus Flytrap Sculpture
Gigantic Venus Flytrap appears in courtyard of Carnivorous Plant Nursery. This is the work of VonChandler of D.W.C. Metals of Farmington, AK.
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May 7, 2018

Huffington Post Article
Huffington Post Article Maryland's Carnivorous Plant Nursery Hosts Killer Botany Nice article about Carnivorous Plant Nursery and a happy customer. DERWOOD, Md. -- There are more than 650 carnivorous plants in the world and Michael Szesze guesses he's got about "four to five hundred" of them.
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May 7, 2018

Carnivorous Plant Nursery New Logo
Carnivorous Plant Nursery develops new logo. From an early experience photographing Venus flytraps, an Elder Borer Beetle landed right into the Flytrap, and that image evolved into our logo.
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May 7, 2018

Carnivorous Plant Nursery Testimonials
Comments From Our Customers In Their Own Words
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May 7, 2018

Carnivorous Plant Nursery in the Washington Post
Washington Post Magazine, Sunday, June 25, 2017. Carnivorous Plant Nursery is featured in the Post Sunday Magazine. "Somewhere along the evolutionary timeline of bog-dewlling angiosperms, the plants gathered together and decided they wouldn't take it any longer....." by Adrian Higgins,...
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May 7, 2018

MACPS meets at CPN
The Mid-Atlantic Carnivorous Plant Society was pleased to announce that the first meeting held at Carnivorous Plant Nursery on June 17, 2017 was a huge success! Over 50 people came out to enjoy talks given by Michael Szesze, Jacob Munoz, and Dr. Hongqi Li.
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May 7, 2018

Mid-Atlantic Carnivorous Plant Society
The Mid-Atlantic Carnivorous Plant Society is a group of carnivorous plant enthusiasts from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and the surrounding area. They hold four meetings throughout the year, go on trips, and exchange cultivation advice.
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