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Giant Yellow Hyssop (Agastache nepetoides) and Rudbeckia triloba are NY native plants in gardens.

Native Gardens 101: The Benefits of Native Plants

Native Gardens 101: The Benefits of Native Plants for Your Sustainable Garden Imagine your garden bursting with life, every plant thriving effortlessly. You’re not dreaming—this ...
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Composting 101 with logs.

Composting 101

Composting 101 Composting 101: Turning Waste into Garden Gold Composting is one of the simplest and most powerful ways to support a healthy garden while ...
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Why are pollinators important? Cutleaf Coneflower is a native plant with the personality of Big Bird.

Why are Pollinators Important?

Why Are Pollinators Important? Pollinators are vital to both human life and the natural world. Bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and even some beetles help plants ...
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How much mulch do I need? The catbird doesn't care.

How much mulch do I need?

How much mulch do I need? How Much Mulch Do I Need? (Simple Guide) Mulch is one of the easiest ways to improve your garden. ...
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What are the benefits of buying native plants? Because they're the most beautiful plants in the world! For wherever you are.

Benefits of Native Plants

Benefits of Native Plants: Why use native plants? Top 5 Benefits of Native Plants. Biodiversity: Planting native species helps to support and enhance local biodiversity. ...
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hummingbirds are natural pest control

Natural Garden Pest Control

Natural Garden Pest Control Natural Garden Pest Control A healthy garden is the result of good planning and some luck. A living ecosystem can be ...
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Is dyed mulch bad for plants?

Is dyed mulch bad for plants?

Is dyed mulch bad for plants?   Is Dyed Mulch Bad for Plants? Yes — dyed mulch is bad for plants and people. It’s debatable ...
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what is mulch- compost!

What is Mulch?

What is Mulch? What Is Mulch? Mulch is one of the simplest features of a healthy garden. At its core, mulch is a topdressed layer ...
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Open pollinated

What Does Open Pollinated Mean?

What Does Open Pollinated Mean? If you spend time in a garden or browsing seed catalogs, you may have seen the phrase open pollinated. But ...
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Plant densely, and avoid a common landscaping mistake!

Common Landscaping Mistakes

Common Landscaping Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. Common Landscaping Mistakes. Common landscaping mistakes are not common-sense events. Landscaping is an art and a science. ...
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Rain in the permaculture garden.

Permaculture Garden

What Is a Permaculture Garden? A Beginner’s Guide to Sustainable Growing A Natural System Right at Home. A permaculture garden is a place to grow ...
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Compost tea is the panacea to garden problems.

Compost Tea

Compost Tea: The Garden’s Magic Water If there’s one panacea solution to most garden problems, it might be compost tea. This “magic water” is made ...
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Aromatic aster is the best fall perennial plant to plant.

Perennials to plant in fall

Perennials to plant in fall.  Book an estimate now. Cooperate with nature. When you plant your garden in fall, you mimic nature’s rhythm exactly. Cooperating ...
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homesteading sheep

Homesteading

Homesteading: Living Closer to the Land Homesteading in modern America is a definite lifestyle trend. Although this may be true, it is also a return ...
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Apple picking in upstate NY photos.

Apple Picking in Upstate NY

Apple Picking in Upstate NY: Top 5 Places to Visit. Top 5 Apple Picking Farms to Visit. 1. Your own backyard. Seriously, why not? Plant ...
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