Joe Pye (Eupatorium sp.) Joe Pye Weed: A Pollinator Magnet with Surprising Diversity If you’ve spent any time exploring native meadows, wet ditches, or sunny woodland edges in eastern North America, you’ve likely encountered Joe Pye Weed. With its towering stems crowned by dusky mauve flower clusters, this charismatic perennial is a favorite of bees, […]
Joe Pye (Eupatorium sp.) Read More »
Monarch Butterfly Garden Creating the Perfect Monarch Butterfly Garden: Beyond Milkweed Monarch butterflies are one of the most beloved pollinators in our gardens. Of course, they are famous for their epic migration and striking orange and black color schema. To support these beautiful creatures, many people plant Milkweed (Asclepias sp.), which is the essential larval
Monarch Butterfly Garden Read More »
Natural Landscaping in Saratoga Springs, NY This summer past we had the happy occasion to work with a photographer and drone expert on a natural landscaping photo shoot in Saratoga Springs, NY. The sites photographed were naturally landscaped properties we designed or renovated over the past few years and the native trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses and
Natural Landscaping in Saratoga Springs, NY Read More »
Schenectady, NY Butterfly Garden in a nature preserve. A dream came true spring 2017 when we designed and managed the installation of a butterfly garden in a Schenectady, NY nature preserve. This week saw the much anticipated butterfly garden installation at the Woodlawn Nature Preserve in Schenectady, NY. The Friends of the Woodlawn Preserve contacted
Schenectady, NY Butterfly Garden in a nature preserve Read More »