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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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Wetland Gardening Inspiration
Wetland Gardening Inspiration Wetland gardening is the practice of designing landscapes that celebrate moisture rather than resist it. Instead of forcing poorly drained soils to ...
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Soft Landings
Soft Landings: A Better Way to Care for Trees and Build Habitat The practice of designing “soft landings” is transforming how ecologically minded gardeners care ...
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Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
Blue Lobelia Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) stands out as one of the most luminous blue-flowering native perennials for late summer gardens. Vertical spikes of saturated ...
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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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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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