Eco-Friendly Landscaping Blog
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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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 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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Regenerative Landscaping
Regenerative Landscaping Regenerative LandscapingHumans have a regenerative gear. We just need to use it. Most modern interactions with the land are quietly degrading. People mow, ...
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Rudbeckia laciniata aka Cutleaf Coneflower
Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) is a very tall New York native wildflower that makes an unforgettable statement ...
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Sleep Creep Leap
Sleep, Creep, Leap: How Native Gardens Truly Grow One of the most helpful ways to understand native plant gardens is through a simple phrase: Sleep, ...
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Pollinator Gardens in Albany, NY
Pollinator Gardens in Albany, NY To be sure, in the past few years, many customers have reached out requesting pollinator gardens in Albany, NY. We ...
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Yellow Dock
Yellow Dock: What This Weed Is Telling You About Your Soil. You’ve probably seen Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus) without knowing it. It grows in disturbed ...
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