Eco-Friendly Landscaping Blog

Blue Lupine

The Plight of the Blue Lupine in the Northeast Blue Lupine. In the realm of native plant conservation, good intentions can sometimes lead to ...

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 ...

Plants That Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds

Plants That Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds If you hope to attract floating creatures to your garden, you’ll want to select native species for all plants, ...

Do Deer Eat Roses?

Do Deer Eat Roses? Yes, let’s cut to the chase: deer eat roses. Because of course they do. But that’s the good news- now you don’t have ...

Landscaping for Privacy

Landscaping for Privacy Basically, if you’re lucky, you’ll have awesome neighbors. People who live right near you that you can share space and joy with ...

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. Plants spontaneously show up on land and colonize a micro-region ...

Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies

Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies Blooms for the Buzz: Native Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies In the world of eco-landscaping, few things bring ...

Pine Tree Gardens

Pine Tree Gardens A recent rainy Monday found us on a break near a Pine Forest in the Albany Pinebush Nature Preserve. This nature preserve ...

Rewild Lawns

Rewild Lawns. The push to rewild lawns is happening spontaneously as the wild spirit of humans awakens. Rewilding is a wonderful and relaxed form of ...

Butterfly Garden

In the northeastern US, having a butterfly garden is one of the finest life experiences possible. We need more open spaces where sun-loving butterflies can ...

Lemon Grass Tea

Lemon Grass Tea. Lemon Grass Tea is popular for various reasons. Medical research does not indicate that using this tea results in any benefits. Nevertheless, ...

Monarch Butterfly Plants

Monarch Butterfly Plants Certainly, Monarch butterfly plants are Milkweed (Asclepias) species if referring to the butterfly host plant. The adult, female butterflies can only lay ...

Tick prevention for the yard means healing the forests.

Tick Prevention for Yards

Tick Prevention for Yards. Recently an article was published on our website called Please Stop with the Lyme Tick Nurseries. Certainly, homeowners consider their family ...

Butterfly Gardens in Glenville, NY

Butterfly Gardens in Glenville, NY A year in recent history, our company was invited to design and install new butterfly gardens in Glenville, NY. The ...

Ecological Garden Renovations at the Farm in Saratoga

This summer we had the privilege of doing ecological garden renovations at a farm in Saratoga. The farm is located in quintessential farm country, heading ...