Author: nenls

Gardening with nature in mind.

Some things that ecological landscaping does differently

There are a few ways that ecological landscaping is different from traditional landscaping and these are just a few. We wait. In the spring, at the first warmish weather, people everywhere grab rakes and blowers and sterilize their landscapes. This is a problem because all the beneficial insects and amphibians are still resting until the…
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Getting started in an existing garden

Gardening is hard work, time intensive, and it can be expensive. We understand that starting over isn’t always an option. In most cases, the best place to start is by adding more native plants in to your existing landscape. There are a few ways to make this happen. Nature hates bare soil. Have you ever…
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Where to start when trying to be a good steward of our land

Identify what you already have. The good, the bad and the ugly. In the past few hundred years we have filled our yards with plants from everywhere else in the world, but here. This has led to yards with plants that range from harmless, to plants that are actively destroying our native ecosystems.Lets look at…
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