Eco-Friendly Landscaping Blog
Wildflower Seeds
Wildflower Seeds. How our Wildflower Seeds are different. Most “wildflower seed” mixes available on the market today utilize a blend of annuals + introduced plants, ...
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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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How to Prevent Ticks in Your Yard
Please stop with Lyme tick nurseries. Aka, How to prevent ticks in your yard. Certainly, many people are considering while they plan their outdoor spaces: ...
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What is Permaculture?
What Is Permaculture? A Beginner’s Guide to Sustainable Living. Permaculture is a design philosophy that works with nature rather than against it. Rooted in ethics ...
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Protecting Plants from Deer
Protecting Plants from Deer. The Mild Winter Affect. Altogether the mild winter this year gave way to an exploding mammal population in spring. Undoubtedly ...
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Butterfly Nurseries
Butterfly Nurseries. Butterfly Nurseries: Healing the Ecosystem One Garden at a Time Imagine transforming your yard into a sanctuary where butterflies thrive, and the environment ...
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Cool Plants
Cool Plants: Native Species That Bring the Wow Factor. At Jessecology, we’re in love with native plants. They’re beautiful, functional, and a vital part of ...
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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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Benefits of Native Plants
Benefits of Native Plants: Why use native plants? Top 5 Benefits of Native Plants. Biodiversity: Planting native species helps to support and enhance local biodiversity. ...
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Rewild Lawns
Rewild Lawns. Rewilding the human spirit. The push to rewild lawns is happening spontaneously as the wild spirit of humans awakens. Rewilding is a wonderful ...
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Front Yard Pollinator Garden
Front Yard Pollinator Garden The front yard pollinator garden movement is transforming our culture. Even HGTV has caught on to the will of the people ...
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Meadow Landscaping
2024 Design-Build Project Review: Albany Pinebush Meadow Landscaping Transformation At Jessecology, every project is unique and precious, but the pièce de résistance for 2024 design-build ...
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Edible Food Forest Gardens
Edible Food Forest Gardens: Permanent Native Agriculture that Feeds People and Wildlife. At Jessecology, we’ve been building Edible Food Forest Gardens for over 15 years. ...
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Habitat Restoration Landscaping
Habitat Restoration Landscaping: Rebuilding Ecosystems One Yard at a Time Habitat restoration landscaping is an effective way to support biodiversity, rebuild ecosystems, and promote environmental ...
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Climate Change + Gardens
Climate Change + Gardens. Climate Change + Gardens: Future-Proofing with Biodiversity and Soil Health. As climate change intensifies, environmentally conscious homeowners are facing new gardening ...
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