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Drought Tolerant and Native Plant Garden Challenges
Shawna Coronado's mixed native and drought tolerant community garden in late 2010. Most drought tolerant or native gardens have less maintenance, that does not mean “no maintenance”. Although there may...
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SALT* – Bill Niering’s Legacy
A field botany class tries to keep up with Dr. Niering. Photo credit: CT College Arboretum Annual Report, 1999 Dr. William Niering had been a professor of botany at Connecticut College for over 40...
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“But will it be beautiful?”
Black-eyed Susan, purple lovegrass, and little bluestem line a tiny path through the bean teepee at Nazareth Children’s Center in Jamaica Plain, MA. A strong component of our designs for children’s...
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Plant Profile: California Native Bunchgrasses
Aristida purpuria Purple Three-Awn graces the perennial border. One of the questions I always ask my clientele during the preliminary design phase is if they like California native bunchgrasses. From a...
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The Living Wall at Drexel University
Drexel University’s Biowall I find the concept of green roofs and green walls fascinating. Each month, I eagerly await Kevin Songer’s contributionon green roofs. That is why I was happy to learn about...
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A Tale of Three Garden Shows: Progress?
I have recently attended three very different garden shows that together reveal a big shift in our society’s gardening attitudes and interests. Yet I also found that a troublesome old belief – the idea...
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A Message From Wildlife To Humans: Our Recommended ‘Do Not Do’ List for 2013
Sometimes it’s as important to know what ‘not to do’ as it is what ‘to do’ in the wildlife garden. With that thought in mind, here’s some simple tips wildlife, if they could speak, would pass along to...
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