Wildlife-Friendly Landscapes
April 23rd, 2009
We’ve sterilized our landscapes to the point where there’s much of use to birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Dr. Doug Tallamy explains why this is not a good thing and what we can do to reverse it.
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FREE SEEDS!
I’m giving away two 1-dozen sets of seeds from one of my favorite seed companies, Renee’s Garden.
One dozen is an edible collection (cherry tomatoes, beans, lettuce, herbs, etc.), and the other is a flower collection (zinnias, larkspur, marigolds, cosmos, etc.)
They’ll go to two readers selected at random who sign up to get my free biweekly emails on what’s new here.
To enter, click here, fill out the contact form and let me know if you’d like to sign up and which seed collection you’re interested in.
I’ll draw winners Feb. 18.
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Enviro-Gardening Category
How “Green” Is Your Yard?
April 16th, 2009
A large majority of people say they want to care for their yards in an environmentally responsible way, but only half say they know what that involves. Here’s a checklist…
South-central Pennsylvania Native Plants
July 17th, 2008
If you want to get really local with your native-plant selections, this is a must-read based on research by Manada Conservancy. Included is a lengthy list of perennials and woody plants that are native to south-central Pennsylvania.
Rain Barrels
June 19th, 2008
Rain barrels and their early cousins have been around for 4,000 years, but they’re becoming a “new idea” as people try to conserve water and be more enviro-friendly. They make sense in a lot of ways. See why and get details on where to buy barrels or how to make your own.
A Rain Garden
August 9th, 2007
One of the latest trends that both adds beauty to landscapes and solves flooding and runoff problems is a rain garden. These are gardens built in slight depressions and planted with wet-soil-tolerant plants that are intentionally planned to keep rainwater on site instead of going into the storm-sewer systems (or the neighbor’s basement below you). Here’s a story on one built at West Hanover Twp.’s Fairville Park.
Down-Sizing the Lawn
April 12th, 2007
Lawns aren’t the low-care vegetation they’re usually cracked up to be, and aren’t terribly environmentally friendly or helpful to wildlife either. There are ways to reduce the lawn without spending a fortune or creating a ton of new work. Here’s what one gardener did…
