There’s a growing awareness that our gardens possess hidden powers. No longer just a collection of pretty plants, these same gardens can make a positive impact on our local ecosystems. Simple steps like planting regional native plants and maintaining your garden in a sustainable and organic way are easy first steps. Become a Superhero You [...]
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Citizen Scientists ~ Environmental Superheroes?
Posted in Anything's Possible, Native Plants & Wildlife Gardens, tagged benefits or organic gardening, Citizen Scientist projects, Monarch larva monitoring project on March 20, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Garden Eye Candy – For FREE!
Posted in Anything's Possible, tagged free garden illustration, Steve Asbell, The Rainforest Garden on February 27, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Here’s a free giveaway that’s too good not to share… Fellow garden blogger, and absolutely amazing artist, Steve Asbell of The Rainforest Garden has launched a new garden illustration business and he’s marking the event with an amazing free offer. He is giving away a free custom illustration of your favorite plant! Yes, for free! [...]
Lyme Disease, Acorns, Mice & Opposums…Oh, My!
Posted in Anything's Possible, tagged Connecticut gardeners, Dr. Richard Ostfeld, reducing exposure to Lyme disease on February 20, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Here in Connecticut, and for gardeners throughout the United States, there is a real concern over Lyme disease. Our passion for gardening puts us into direct contact with blacklegged ticks, those tiny little specs that are capable of infecting us with Lyme disease. No matter how vigilant we are, and how many precautions we take, the risk [...]
National Wildlife Federation Ends Partnership with Scotts Miracle-Gro
Posted in Anything's Possible, Habitat Gardening, tagged making a difference, National WildlifeFederation, Scotts Miracle-Gro on January 29, 2012 | 4 Comments »
A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead A few days ago, I wrote a post about the baffling partnership between the National Wildlife Federation and Scotts Miracle-Gro. Well, it seems NWF has re-thought the judiciousness of the partnership. They just announced they are ending their partnership with Scotts Miracle-Gro. NWF is [...]
National Wildlife Federation & Scotts Miracle-Gro: WWRRD
Posted in Anything's Possible, tagged National Wildlife Federation, organic land care, Scott Miracle-Gro, toxic effects of Roundup on January 25, 2012 | 20 Comments »
Undoubtedly, one of the biggest mysteries in the garden world this week is why on earth did the National Wildlife Federation get into bed with Scotts Miracle-Gro? On the surface, it looks like a harmless partnership. According to the press release, “the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and ScottsMiracle-Gro are announcing a new partnership to advance NWF’s nationwide Be Out [...]
A Christmas Poem for Gardeners
Posted in Anything's Possible, tagged Christmas poem for gardeners, gardeners version of A Night Before Chrsitmas, Twas the Night Before Christmas for gardeners on December 23, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I found this version of Clement Moore’s famous poem, especially for gardeners, and thought I’d share it with you. While this Santa may need a few lessons in sustainable gardening practices, he’s still sure to bring a smile to your face. Best wishes for a joyous & magical Christmas. Enjoy! ‘Twas the night before Christmas [...]
Pruning Japanese Maples: The Value of an Expert Haircut
Posted in Anything's Possible, tagged Acer palmatum dissectum pruning, Asher Browne, expert pruning of Japanese maples, proper pruning of Japanese maple tree on November 28, 2011 | 8 Comments »
As a landscape designer, it’s not unusual to tour a client’s garden and quickly realize they have neglected pruning their trees. Often for years. This was definitely the case with a new client who had two beautiful laceleaf Japanese maples (Acer palmatum var. dissectum) that looked like round, shaggy, poofy balls. The lack of pruning had [...]
Growing Small Trees in Containers
Posted in Anything's Possible, tagged choosing small trees for container planting, conifers for container gardening, freeze resistant containers, peegee hydrangea tree in container, Thuja plicata 'Whipcord' on November 7, 2011 | 12 Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot about containers for small trees lately. I am re-designing a garden for a client, adding more permanent color since there is a heavy reliance on annuals for color right now. While clearing out the heavily overgrown mixed shrub borders, we found a forgotten peegee hydrangea tree. Planted improperly years ago [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Copious Kale
Posted in Anything's Possible, tagged autumn container planting on October 26, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Creating a Deer-Resistant Garden
Posted in Anything's Possible, Deer-resistant, Gardening in Connecticut, tagged cattle grate to repel deer, create a deer-resistant garden, Deer repellent, designing a deer-resistant garden, tips for creating a deer-resistant garden, wildlife gardening on October 10, 2011 | 12 Comments »
If you garden around deer, you understand how difficult it can be to create a garden that is visually pleasing to people while at the same time being as unappealing as possible to deer. We all know the best strategy for keeping deer out of our gardens and away from our plants is to erect [...]
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