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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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Sleep Creep Leap
Sleep, Creep, Leap: How Native Gardens Truly Grow One of the most helpful ways to understand native plant gardens is through a simple phrase: Sleep, ...
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Pollinator Gardens in Albany, NY
Pollinator Gardens in Albany, NY To be sure, in the past few years, many customers have reached out requesting pollinator gardens in Albany, NY. We ...
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Yellow Dock
Yellow Dock: What This Weed Is Telling You About Your Soil. You’ve probably seen Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus) without knowing it. It grows in disturbed ...
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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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Commercial Native Landscaping
Commercial Native Landscaping: Build It Right Once, Maintain It Less Forever. Commercial landscapes do not need to be high maintenance to be beautiful. In fact, ...
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Native Plants: What Are They?
Native Plants: What Are They? What are native plants? How can you differentiate a native species versus an introduced species? What designates a plant ...
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Invasive Plants in New York
Invasive Plants in New York: What Homeowners Need to Know (and What to Plant Instead). Landscapes in New York should be thriving, biodiverse, and full ...
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Low Maintenance Backyard Landscaping Ideas
Low Maintenance Backyard Landscaping Ideas (Using Only Native Plants). If you want a backyard that’s beautiful, ecologically sound, and actually low maintenance, the secret isn’t ...
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Matrix Planting
Matrix Planting What Is Matrix Planting? Matrix planting is a design approach where a dominant, continuous ground layer supports and stabilizes a comparatively smaller number ...
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Edible Landscapes
Edible Landscapes: Where Beauty and Nourishment Meet. An edible landscape is a garden designed to feed both people and place. It basically blends food-producing plants ...
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Right Plant, Right Place
Right Plant, Right Place. “Right Plant, Right Place” is a simple phrase that carries so much ecological wisdom. It describes the foundation of good garden ...
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Wildlife garden
A wildlife garden is not simply a planting style. It is a deliberate decision to design a landscape that functions as habitat. Birds, pollinators, amphibians, ...
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The Grue Jay
The Grue Jay. Reports from Texas birding communities have sparked excitement and debate. Observers recently documented what appears to be a rare Blue Jay × ...
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Asclepias tuberosa (Orange Butterflyweed)
Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa, commonly known as Orange Butterflyweed, stands apart from many other Milkweed species. Unlike its moisture-loving relatives, Butterflyweed thrives in dry, sunny, ...
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