NEWS, GARDEN MUSINGS & ECO-FRIENDLY INSIGHTS
Houseplant Habitats
I got out of the houseplant habit for a while. Except for the odds and ends and amaryllis bulbs I grew in the greenhouse window over my kitchen sink, my windowsills were bare. For years, [...]
No More Lawn – It’s Set in Stone!
I did it! After years of sinking money into things that don't show - chimney liner, new oil tank, electrical upgrades, insulation, etc. etc. etc. - I finally got to do something I want. The [...]
Karen Bussolini speaking at Michigan Expo
Karen Bussolini will be speaking at the virtual Great Lakes Trade Exposition on January 27, 2021.
Make Your Yard a Pollinator Victory Garden
Kim Eierman is an environmental horticulturist, landscape designer, speaker, teacher and founder of the horticulture and communications company Eco-Beneficial in Westchester County, NY. It's really easy to turn people off by telling the truth. Even [...]
Lessons and Breaking Rules
Early winter is time for musing and making notes. For assessing successes and failures in our gardens while they're still semi-fresh in mind. We can change course and leave failures behind - there's always next [...]
Seeds of Destruction
Without human intervention, most of New England is inclined toward becoming forest. But humans have intervened. When managed land is abandoned, meadows are not periodically mowed and invasive plants are not managed, it is not a pretty picture. If you "let nature take its course" invasive plants will take over.