Leave the leaves….. an altogether new concept for many people to wrap their heads around. Although mother nature has been telling us what to do we insist that we know better. When we remove leaf fall from our gardens we disrupt the...
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Did you know that in a single tablespoon of soil there are more soil organisms than there are humans on this planet? Or that there are 5,000 different types of bacteria in a single gram of soil? Sometimes it’s hard to see the forest for the...
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Dear Backyard Bounty community, Thank you for everything you are doing in your garden to preserve habitat, create beautiful outdoor living spaces, manage stormwater, and increase native plantings. Backyard Bounty is honored to be part of your...
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Changing turf to habitat under a large tree – Before and After Turfgrass lawns are needy beasts. If someone offered you a plant that required pruning every week, aerating, overseeding and fertilizing every growing season, stayed a plain...
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Pesticides are bad. Who knew??? We’ve all heard about the harm pesticides are causing our honeybees. “Save the Pollinators!” campaigns are making great strides in raising awareness of the declining populations of bees and winged pollinators vital...
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In recent posts, we’ve been talking about both the ecological dangers of habitat loss and how what you do in your garden can make a difference. Thanks to the Town of Chevy Chase for inviting our own Edamarie Mattei to give a presentation on...
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What is spring to you? The warming sun? The buzzing bees? The lengthening day? As expected as these delights may be, they never cease to amaze. Nature is a finely-tuned cycle of rebirth and renewal, and the thawing soils, the rising sap, and the...
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Thanks to Real Simple magazine for inviting Backyard Bounty and other landscape designers to provide ideas on how home gardeners can use native plants, stormwater management, reduced lawn areas, and other tactics to create a more eco-friendly...
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Your garden can change the world. Everyone who has the privilege of owning a home has a duty to help create and preserve habitat. A global crisis with a grass-roots solution. The problems are well-known. Our environment is undergoing profound and...
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It’s hard to avoid the news about the inbound Brood X cicadas. While there’s general consensus that the 17-year cicadas are both amazing and messy, there are differing opinions about how you as a home gardener should respond. Option...
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