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Bioswales
Bioswales are one of the most elegant solutions in modern ecological landscaping. At their core, bioswales are shallow, vegetated channels that slow, capture, filter, and ...
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Regenerative Landscaping
Regenerative Landscaping Regenerative LandscapingHumans have a regenerative gear. We just need to use it. Most modern interactions with the land are quietly degrading. People mow, ...
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Bigleaf Aster (Eurybia macrophylla)
Bigleaf Aster: A Resilient Native for Shade, Soil, and Subtle Beauty. Bigleaf Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) is one of the quiet workhorses of the native plant ...
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Deer Hardy Plants
Deer Hardy Plants: Native Strategies That Work. Deer hardy plants are necessary to the ecosystem. One of the biggest challenges for gardeners in the Northeast ...
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Japanese Knotweed Remediation
Japanese Knotweed Remediation Japanese Knotweed Remediation: Listening to the Soil Beneath the Problem Japanese Knotweed is altogether often labeled an enemy. It spreads quickly, dominates ...
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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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Slow Growth Big Beauty
Slow Growth Big Beauty. Native landscaping asks us to relearn time. In a culture trained for instant results, obviously, native gardens move at a deeper, ...
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Native plants for New York State gardens
Native plants for New York State gardens. Native Plants for New York State Gardens. If you’re planning a garden in New York State, native plants ...
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Landscape Transformation Process
Landscape Transformation Process Landscape Transformation Process: Every great garden begins with a little faith. The before stage can look bare, messy, or even disappointing at ...
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Phytoremediation
Phytoremediation: Letting Plants Finish the Work. Phytoremediation is generally the quiet middle ground between doing nothing and doing violence to the land. It is the ...
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Permaculture Design Soil Management: When Weeds Talk.
Permaculture Design: When Weeds Talk. Continued from the invasive plant series. Part I. II. III. Permaculture Design re: plant interpretation. Plants spontaneously show up on ...
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Best Organic Hot Cocoa
Best Organic Hot Cocoa (What to Look For + Our Top Pick) This post contains an affiliate link. You can support this small business with ...
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Time Builds Beauty
Time Builds Beauty Time Builds Beauty. Landscapes are not created all at once. They unfold. In native gardens especially, the most meaningful changes happen gradually, ...
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Low Maintenance Modern Front Yard Landscaping
Low Maintenance Modern Front Yard Landscaping Low maintenance modern front yard landscaping has become a pioneering trend in recent years. People have learned that landscaping ...
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Oak trees
Oak trees Oak Trees are the backbone of many North American ecosystems. Quietly, steadily, they do more ecological work than almost any other Tree we ...
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