Eco-Friendly Landscaping Blog

Native seed balls start with organic native wildflower seeds.

Winter Seed Sowing Instructions

Winter Seed Sowing Instructions. Winter is the quiet season for gardens, but with winter seed sowing instructions there’s activity. Without doubt it is the most ...
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Low maintenance front yards are the future of habitat restoration efforts, and landscaping too!

Beautiful Weeds

Beautiful Weeds Beautiful Weeds: Why America’s “Weeds” Are Actually Keystone Wildflowers Colonial Farming Nomenclature. When colonists began settling farms in the so-called “new world,” they ...
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An eco-friendly Christmas tree can grow right in the ground in the spring!

Eco-friendly Christmas trees.

Recently we experimented with a potted Rosemary herb as one of the possible eco-friendly Christmas trees options this year. Straightaway, people are delighted to find ...
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Flower farm in NY photos.

Organic Plants

Organic Plants Organic Plants: Why “Brown Thumbs” Aren’t Real. Many people insist they have a “brown thumb” or that they “just can’t grow anything.” But ...
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Corporate pollinator garden projects.

Corporate pollinator garden projects

Corporate pollinator garden projects. Corporate Pollinator Garden Projects: Renewing the Local Ecosystem while Saving Money on Maintenance Costs. In general, corporate habitat garden projects are ...
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natives plants include Rudbeckia triloba.

Rudbeckia triloba

Rudbeckia triloba Wildflowers + Generosity. Tall Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) is one of the most generous New York native wildflowers you can grow. Moreover, this ...
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treat yourself to a native Liatris.

Bulbs To Plant In Fall: Planting for a Beautiful Spring Bloom

Bulbs to Plant in Fall Fall is the perfect time to tuck bulbs and tubers into the soil for a show of spring and summer ...
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Do plants have feelings? Yes, about plant things.

Rudbeckia laciniata aka Cutleaf Coneflower

Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) is a very tall New York native wildflower that makes an unforgettable statement ...
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Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) blooming in May.

Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea)

Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) is one of the most versatile New York native wildflowers you can grow. ...
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Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata Spotted Horsemint

Monarda punctata Spotted Horsemint Spotted Horsemint (Monarda punctata). Taxonomy: Monarda punctata (Lamiaceae family). Common Names: Spotted Horsemint, Dotted Horsemint, Spotted Beebalm. Spotted Horsemint (Monarda punctata) ...
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Question Mark butterfly

Question Mark Butterfly

Question Mark Butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) The Question Mark Butterfly is one of the most fascinating brush-footed butterflies in North America. Its name comes straightaway from ...
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Corporate habitat garden projects

Corporate habitat garden projects

Corporate Habitat Garden Projects. Corporate Habitat Garden Projects: Renewing the Local Ecosystem while Saving Money on Maintenance Costs. Corporate habitat garden projects are one of ...
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New England Aster is purple.

New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)

New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) A Native Wildflower Worth Knowing. New England Aster is a tall, showy perennial wildflower native across much of North America, ...
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Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana).

Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)

Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana). Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) is one of New York’s most adaptable and graceful native wildflowers. Belonging to the Buttercup family ...
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Aromatic Aster is the best Aster, subjectively.

Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)

Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) Taxonomy: Family: Asteraceae (Aster family) Genus: Symphyotrichum Species: oblongifolium Common names: Aromatic Aster, Oblong-leaved Aster There’s something ...
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