Eco-Friendly Landscaping Blog
Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea)
Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) is one of the most versatile New York native wildflowers you can grow. ...
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Growth Takes Time
Growth Takes Time Growth Takes Time In gardens and in life, growth rarely happens on our preferred timeline. We live in a culture that rewards ...
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Fastest Growing Trees for My Property
Fastest Growing Native Trees for New York Landscapes. “What are the fastest growing trees?” When homeowners dream of shade, a future canopy layer, and wildlife ...
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Fiddleheads
Fiddleheads: Welcoming Spring in the Forest. Fiddleheads: Every spring, before the trees leaf out, the forest floor wakes up in slow motion. Ferns—ancient plants that ...
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Forest Succession
Forest Succession: How a Forest Builds Itself Over Time. Forest succession is generally the ecological process that describes how a forest establishes, develops, and matures ...
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Butterfly Habitat + the Future
Butterfly Habitat + the Future It’s early spring at the wildflower farm, and we’re dreaming of summer. The annual greenhouse potting began last month, building ...
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Aster
Aster: an Introduction to the Genus. When most spring + summer garden flowers have faded, native Asters take center stage—bursting into bloom in late summer ...
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Before, During, After
Before, During, After: The Transformation of a Native Plant Garden Before During After. Every native plant garden begins with a view that appears a little ...
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How to get rid of ticks on your property
How to get rid of ticks on your property. How to Get Rid of Ticks on Your Property. There’s nothing quite like time spent outdoors—exhilarating, ...
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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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Climate resilient corporate landscaping
Climate-resilient corporate landscaping. Climate resilient corporate landscaping is a lot more than an exterior upgrade or capital gains. (Although those tangible gains are very welcome ...
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Eastern Cottontail rabbit
The Eastern Cottontail Rabbit: Pest, Prey, or Ecological Partner? You’ve seen one freeze at the edge of your garden bed — nose twitching, ears swiveling, ...
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Ecological Stormwater Solutions
Ecological Stormwater Solutions Rain Gardens, Native Plants, and Bioretention Ponds. Ecological stormwater solutions work by slowing water down, spreading it out, and letting living systems ...
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Luna Moths
Luna Moths: Moonlit Romance in the Night Garden. If any creature in our northeastern forests seems made of myth rather than biology, it’s the Luna ...
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The Long Garden Game
The Long Garden Game The Long Garden Game. Native wildflower gardens are certainly not just a trend. They are one of the most practical, hopeful ...
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