The Maryland Set
Three printable Maryland editions in one purchase — the twelve-month journal, the native plants reference and the stargazing guide — for less than the three cost apart.
- Three printable Maryland editions, in one checkout instead of three
- Twelve undated Maryland month pages to write the year down in
- The Maryland native plants reference, with bloom windows and zone timing
- The Maryland night sky guide — dark places and the year's meteor calendar
$29.00one-time$33.98 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the Maryland pages actually look like
From the Maryland editions
Some of what is actually in the set
The Maryland Nature Journal
Each Maryland month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies Maryland actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Bloodroot
- Virginia Bluebells
- Spring Beauty
- Wild Columbine
- Black-eyed Susan
- New England Aster
- White Oak
- Flowering Dogwood
- Eastern Redbud
- Tulip Poplar
- Loblolly Pine
- Red Maple
- Monarch
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Zebra Swallowtail
- Great Spangled Fritillary
- Mourning Cloak
- American Lady
Native Plants of Maryland
57 native species are profiled for Maryland, chosen for hardiness zones 6a–8b. A dozen of them:
- Purple Coneflower
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Butterfly Weed
- Common Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- Wild Bergamot
- Scarlet Beebalm
- New England Aster
- Aromatic Aster
- Wild Columbine
- Cardinal Flower
- Great Blue Lobelia
The Night Sky over Maryland
Every dark-sky place the Maryland edition sends you to, and every meteor shower it tracks through the year:
- Garrett County / Deep Creek Lake area (Savage River and Green Ridge State Forests)
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Catoctin Mountain Park / Cunningham Falls State Park area, Frederick County
- Rural farmland on the Eastern Shore and in Southern Maryland
- Quadrantids
- Lyrids
- Eta Aquariids
- Southern Delta Aquariids
- Perseids
- Draconids
- Orionids
- Southern Taurids
- Northern Taurids
- Leonids
- Geminids
- Ursids
How the Maryland year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Across the twelve Maryland month pages the reference side draws on 6 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
Something in the Maryland list is in bloom from March through November, and June is the peak — 27 of the 57 species are flowering then.
18 of them are caterpillar host plants and 17 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in Maryland yards.
On the 2027 numbers the standout for Maryland is the Quadrantids — about 120 an hour at its peak with the moon only 18% lit, best after midnight into dawn.
The Geminids, by contrast, peak against a 100%-lit moon that year — the kind of night the guide tells you to skip rather than let you find out at 2am.
The calendar runs every major shower of the year — 12 of them — with the moon's brightness worked out for each peak, so Maryland knows which nights are worth the drive.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| The Maryland Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
|---|---|
| Native Plants of Maryland | 10 pages — the species table, bloom windows and planting calendar |
| The Night Sky over Maryland | 8 pages — the meteor calendar, dark-sky places and seasonal targets |
| Pages in all | 33, across 3 Maryland files |
| What you save | $4.98 — $33.98 bought apart, $29.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the Maryland files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Print the Maryland pages you want and take them outside; they are laid out with room to write on as the season moves.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the Maryland editions
| One at a time | The Maryland Set | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single Maryland edition you pick | All three, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole Maryland set |
| What it costs | $33.98 for the three apart | $29.00, saving $4.98 |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every Maryland edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone starting from nothing who wants the Maryland basics in one go
- Gardeners in Maryland who also go out after dark
- Anyone giving the whole Maryland set rather than a single file
Not for
- Anyone who already owns one of the three Maryland editions in it — buy the rest singly instead
- Anyone who wants the Maryland Nature Year; that is the bigger book, sold on its own page
Everything here describes typical timing across Maryland, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the Maryland pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the Maryland set?
Three things, sold separately elsewhere on the site: The Maryland Nature Journal, Native Plants of Maryland and The Night Sky over Maryland. You get every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these Maryland editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the Maryland set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $29.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the Maryland editions one at a time?
Yes — $29.00 rather than $33.98, a saving of $4.98. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 3 separate times.
Do the Maryland files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 3 files in all for Maryland, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for Maryland?
It describes typical timing across Maryland drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real Maryland dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the Maryland pages here are free?
The free Maryland pages are the month you are in; these are the Maryland editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of Maryland, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — Maryland as a whole, with regional notes where Maryland genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the Maryland edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the Maryland pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the Maryland set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the Maryland edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — The Maryland Nature Journal, Native Plants of Maryland and The Night Sky over Maryland — and the free Maryland pages cover this month either way.
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