It’s March. Spring is coming, but when you glance outside it’s still cold and dark, sometimes snowy. But the marvel of plant dormancy is once again unfolding, unseen.
The Depths of Winter: What's a Gardener to Do?
Be Very Brave: Plant a New Native Shrub This Fall
Pollinator Pathways: Connecting your yard to the bigger picture
Attracting hummingbirds (and convincing them to stay a while)
Five Great Reasons to Garden with Natives
Early Spring Blooms for the Garden
Clean Water and Native Plants
Community Associations and Environmental Leadership
Let Dead Plant Material Lie
“Keystone” Plants for Fall Gardens
Plant Native Vines for Hummingbirds and Beauty
Supporting your garden through heat and drought
Good hedges make good neighbors
Shrink the lawn
Does Your Tree Company Speak for the Trees? Getting Help from the Pros
Did You Know There is a Grass that has Evil Superpowers? It’s Called “Running Bamboo”
The Magic of Winter Trees: Making a Deeper Connection
Help Trees Thrive: Tear Up Some Turf
It’s fairly common in residential neighborhoods to see trees surrounded by grass or by small mulch beds, often heaped high like a volcano. But did you know that your trees would be healthier and grow faster if you replaced that turf and those mulch volcanos with a 2-4” deep ring of mulch that extends out to the tree’s drip line or even beyond?