Bluebird house habitat gardening in Burnt Hills, NY

This spring I began native plant garden designs and installation at a property in Burnt Hills that quickly gained the nickname, "the bluebird house," for all of its bluebird visitors. This is an endangered species of Coneflower called Echinacea tenesesis. It's endangered because it's rare, not because it's hard to grow. There is a lot [...]

By |2012-09-18T14:44:24-04:00September 17th, 2012|bird attracting plants, capital region habitat gardens, capital region landscape designer, Clifton Park native plants, eco-friendly gardening, ecological garden design, ecological garden designer, ecological gardening, garden, Habitat Gardening, Habitat Gardens, habitat gardens in Clifton Park, habitat plants, home, landscape design in Burnt Hills, landscape design in Clifton Park, medicinal plants, native plant garden designer, Native Plants, native plants in Burnt Hills, native plants in Saratoga, native plants of the North East, native plants to attract birds, native plants to attract butterflies, plants, plants to attract birds, Saratoga habitat plants, Saratoga native plants, Songbird Gardens, Specialty Gardening Projects, summer, wetland habitat|Comments Off on Bluebird house habitat gardening in Burnt Hills, NY
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An urban oasis habitat garden in Glens Falls

This week I designed and installed a native plants garden that will double as a living fence. The home is located in an urban area: the heart of downtown Glens Falls. The homeowner would work in the existing gardens and people would walk by on the street and be able to see in. The new [...]

By |2012-08-18T17:43:21-04:00August 18th, 2012|Butterfly Attracting Plants, butterfly gardening, butterfly gardens, Butterfly Habitat Plants, capital region habitat gardens, ecological gardening, garden, gardening, Habitat Gardening, Habitat Gardens, habitat plants, home, Lake George gardens, Lake George habitat plant, Monarch butterfly habitat, Native Plants, native plants in Glens Falls, native plants in Saratoga, native plants Lake George, native plants of the North East, native plants to attract butterflies, plants, plants to attract butterflies, Specialty Gardening Projects|Comments Off on An urban oasis habitat garden in Glens Falls
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Lake George Rain Gardens Progress

This past May I collaborated with some local contractors on a large rain garden project in Lake George, NY. This week we returned to take some photos of the rain gardens progress. Shown above is the rain garden that we manipulated to behave as a wetland habitat; this piece of the property has standing water [...]

By |2016-11-03T10:31:57-04:00August 12th, 2012|Butterfly Attracting Plants, Butterfly Habitat Plants, engineering, Environmental Gardening, erosion mitigation, garden, gardening, Gardening in Lake George, habitat friendly gardening methods, Habitat Gardening, Habitat Gardens, habitat plants, Lake George gardens, Lake George habitat plant, Lake George rain gardens, Milkweed, Monarch butterflies, Monarch butterfly habitat, Native Plants, native plants Lake George, native plants to attract butterflies, plants, plants to attract butterflies, rain, rain garden design, rain gardens, Specialty Gardening Projects, summer|Comments Off on Lake George Rain Gardens Progress
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Just after installation, at a brand new Habitat Garden in Clifton Park, NY.

This week I got to work on my favorite type of project of all time: developing a habitat garden for butterflies and birds in Clifton Park NY, using native plants. This home is located near a tremendous amount of wetland habitat already, and creating an ecological garden in this proximity just makes it sparkle all [...]

By |2016-11-03T10:32:05-04:00August 2nd, 2012|bird attracting plants, Butterfly Attracting Plants, Butterfly Habitat Plants, capital region gardening assistance, Capital Region gardens, capital region habitat gardens, capital region landscape designer, ecological gardening, Habitat Gardening, Habitat Gardens, habitat gardens in Clifton Park, habitat plants, home, landscape design in Clifton Park, Native Plants, plants, Saratoga habitat plants, Saratoga native plants, Specialty Gardening Projects|Comments Off on Just after installation, at a brand new Habitat Garden in Clifton Park, NY.
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