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Moss Mavens and Havens

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Moss Makes a No-Care Lawn - New York Times

DEEP GREEN David Benner is an advocate of what he calls “the moss approach” to lawn maintenance.

 
By JANCEE DUNN
Published: May 1, 2008

Solebury, Pa.

Moss, which grows fast and hugs the ground, prevents soil erosion. Its density repels weeds. Deer do not snack on it. It can be walked […]

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Tags: Landscape Inspiration · Private Gardens · Northeast · Naturalistic · Sustainability · The New York Times · Design Technique · Native Plants

Around the World Discovery of Native Virtues

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Garden Rant: Championing natives—worldwide - Annotated

Monty Don’s Around the World in 80 Gardens

Don had an epiphany of sorts after doing the series—not a terribly surprising one. This is what he says in a recent interview with the Daily Mail: “Gardening with indigenous plants and working with nature by tweaking it is so much more interesting […]

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Tags: Landscape Inspiration · Public Gardens · Private Gardens · World · Design philosophy · Garden Rant · Large gardens · Native Plants

Native Plants for Landscape Use in Connecticut

April 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Connecticut - Plant and Resource Lists - Roadside Use of Native Plants - FHWA - Annotated

Native Plants for Landscape Use in Connecticut

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Tags: Northeast · Invasive Plants · Native Plants

Raver’s Blueberry Sales

April 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Rhapsody in Blue - New York Times - Annotated

By ANNE RAVER
Published: March 27, 2008

NATURAL Landscapes, a wholesale nursery, supplies the Delaware Nature Society’s native plant sale,

The New England Wild Flower Society’s Nasami Farm, in Whately, Mass.

Online sources include Wayside Gardens

Edible Landscaping

Forestfarm

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Tags: The New York Times · Anne Raver · Native Plants · Nurseries

Native Plant Center Plant Sale: Westchester, NY

April 17th, 2008 · No Comments

In the Garden - Annotated

“NATIVE PLANT CENTER HOSTS 9th ANNUAL WILDFLOWER AND NATIVE PLANT SALE ON MAY 3

“The Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a number of special events and programs, will host its 9th annual Wildflower and Native Plant Sale on May 3 from 10:00 a.m. […]

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Tags: Northeast · Not-for-Profits · Native Plants