Principia, Inc.

Garden Principia

An approach to horticulture design that focuses key principles

• Plant suitability to site to mid-Atlantic region.
• Organic and environmentally sound gardening.
• Full season interest.
• Use of variety of plants to enhance manageability and sustainability.
• Dense planting to encourage soil stability and reduce maintenance and water needs.

My Favorite Links

• Best plants for Mid-Atlantic region:Gold Medal Plants. Plants are tested for suitability and sustainability in mid-Atlantic regionPennsylvania Horticultural Society, home of famous Philadelphia Flower Show, leaders in use of horticulture as urban renewal tool: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
• My favorite of Northern New Jersey’s Arboretums, Frelinghuysen Arboretum, a great place to visit to look at wide variety plants, shrubs and trees well suited to Northern New Jersey: Arboretum Friends.org.