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Spraying mosquitoes kills bees

Spraying your yard for mosquitoes kills bees.  It’s not so great for people either. The…

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Planting Logs to Grow … Soil

You may have noticed a cascade of “planted” logs in a front garden on Springdale…

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When cheap trees aren’t

“What are the cheapest, biggest, fastest trees I can get?”  This is my brother on…

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Woo Woo Two

I was checking the grounds for a summer camp art class when–as though by stage direction (Enter…

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What I saw Saturday morning

December 7, 2015 Native-plant Design, Urban Design

Early Saturday in December, our tiny front garden: the grasses are bathed in light. Behind…

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New American Cottage Garden

A friend of mine was visiting and blithely called my front garden “cottage style.” It…

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