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Giant Yellow Hyssop (Agastache nepetoides) and Rudbeckia triloba are NY native plants in gardens.

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

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

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 considers mineral problems in soils.

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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The best organic hot cocoa.

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 x4 years.

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 Low maintenance modern front yard landscaping has become a pioneering trend in recent years. People have learned that landscaping ...
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Keystone species like the Oak trees.

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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Beaver are a classic keystone species.

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 ...
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Native plant garden care.

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 ...
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Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa)

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 ...
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Sugar Maple trees are beautiful and eco-beneficial.

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 ...
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Attracting and supporting Bluebirds to a property is considered the height of bird garden sophistication. Neem oil for plants.

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 ...
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native foraging.

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 ...
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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 ...
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