Mature Tree Planting Without doubt, mature tree planting with native tree species is the best way to add- pound for pound- the largest and fastest habitat restoration improvements to a property. Perennials are a necessary piece of the ecosystem, and wildflower gardens are our company’s flagship product. Butterfly habitat gardens, pollinator gardens, shade gardens and […]
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Sustainable Landscaping/Gardening: 5 Principles. Part II. Read Part I Here. The 5 Principles of Sustainable Landscaping/Gardening are: 1. Stop using all chemicals. (see previous post) 2. Remove all invasive plants. The US Forest Service defines an invasive species as being: “Non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration; and, Whose introduction causes or is likely to cause
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Sustainable Gardening/Landscaping: The 5 Principles. Part I. Sustainable Gardening/Landscaping: The 5 Principles: Part I. Read Part II Here Distilled down to basics, responsible landscaping is actually pretty simple. Sticking to the 5 “best practice” principles for eco-landscaping empowers gardeners to physically create a better world through their work. Continuing education regarding plant literacy is always
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Green New Construction Landscaping Green new construction landscaping projects are timeless and in vogue right now as well. The opportunity presented by clearing an acre+ space around a new home is breathtaking. If there were invasive species on the property previously, the excavating machinery cured the land of the problem. Subsequently, building a new biosphere
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About the Wildflower Lawns It’s early winter now, and the next few months are the ideal time for spreading wildflower seeds. Native species perennials have unique cultural needs. Perennials in the northeast need stratification to germinate. The seeds have a tough exterior hull that needs to freeze and thaw to crack open and start growing.
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Native Shrubs Native Shrubs for Bird Gardens. A popular request for new garden projects is “bird garden” development. Capital region families often love songbirds and doing bird conservation. The best way to attract and support songbirds to your property is by adding native shrubs. In the wild, songbirds spend all day in the understory canopy
Plant Availability List How does it work? This is our wildflower/native plant availability list, for landscapers and serious DIY eco-gardeners. Save this link to your favorites or bookmark. It will be updated weekly May-October. Decide what plants you’d like from our plant availability. Send a list of your plants to [email protected]. We will send
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8 Natural Ways to Reduce Tick Exposure this Season. It’s almost the time of year in the northeast when we all get to enjoy the outdoors again. Exhilarating after months of cabin fever! But most of us have one nagging fear these days about time spent in nature and that is, “how do I reduce
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This year we were delighted to be asked to create a butterfly garden in Ballston Spa at a Church: Christ the Savior Orthodox Church on Eastline Rd in Saratoga County. The butterfly garden was designed to accent the lovely roadside sign the church recently had built. This natural landscaping will rapidly develop into a beautiful community
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Native Plant Garden Projects: This year brought many new native plant garden projects, and many return customers who wanted more projects where mature natural gardening projects exist already. Natural landscaping can be addicting like that, once a person experiences how easy and beautiful native plant garden landscaping is, and how many wonderful creatures show up overnight,
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Conservation Bouquets with Invasive Plants [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Conservation Bouquets with Invasive Plants A deep appreciation for native plants usually is cultivated in a person’s mind or heart once education about invasive plants really
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