Just did a couple of pruning lessons today and am reminded how helpful it is to have some basic info. about how to properly prune trees and shrubs. Here’s a link to a good overview...

This sedge looks like a grass, but has the distinct center edge in the blade that lets you know it is a sedge. Even if you were a Round-Up person, you’d have no luck eliminating the weed with an herbicide. We suggest pulling the sedge but...

For all of us tied to cars and big houses…observations from my husband who is in Denmark at the moment, about how the Danes live pleasantly with a significantly reduced carbon footprint: ‘Garden plots. Since so many people live in...

Check out this article in The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/healthy-soil-microbes-healthy-people/276710/

The first time I heard of the Barnes Foundation it was still in Merion, PA. My mom had returned home from visiting the museum with friends, and I asked to go back with her, but wasn’t allowed because I was too young. At that time, I think...

Thanks to a client who shared yet another study indicating that ‘harmless’ Round-up really isn’t: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/study-links-roundup-to-obesity-cancer-and-more.html