Eco-Friendly Landscaping Blog

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Keystone Species

Keystone Species In ecology, a keystone species is one that holds an ecosystem together in ways that far exceed its abundance. Although many species contribute ...

Native Plant Garden Care

Native Plant Garden Care. Native Plant Garden Care is often described as low maintenance, but that phrase probably deserves a clearer explanation. Low maintenance does ...

Woodland Gardening

Woodland Gardening Some of the most spectacular gardens in New York are not in full sun. They exist beneath tree canopies, along forest edges, and ...

Sugar Maple Tree

Sugar Maple Tree Sugar maple trees (Acer saccharum) are iconic North American trees known for their stunning fall foliage and sap used to produce maple ...

Neem Oil for Plants

Neem Oil for Plants: Why Native Gardens Don’t Need It. Neem oil (Azadirachta indica) is often marketed as a safe, organic solution for plant pest ...

Native foraging

Native foraging. Exploring the Bounty of Nature: The Art and Ethics of Native Foraging. In our fast-paced modern world, it’s easy to overlook the abundance ...

Those gorgeous flowers of the Catalpa tree.

Catalpa trees

Catalpa Trees Catalpa Trees are native to the United States but are not native to New York State. Historically, their natural range was centered in ...

When to Plant Tulips

When to Plant Tulips (And Why We’re Mostly Not Fans) If you’re here because you Googled “When should I plant tulips?” let’s get this out ...

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 ...

Biodiversity is a living system in the wild, or even urban spots.

Ground Cover Plants

Ground Cover Plants Planting native ground cover plants is one of the most beautiful, sustainable, and wildlife-friendly ways to manage low-maintenance areas. It is also ...