This is a fast-growing evergreen when young and will quickly outgrow its space in small landscapes. It is an excellent choice for quick screens, hedges and groupings, especially on large properties. This tree tolerates severe trimming, and can be restrained at an early age with pruning. Although Leyland cypress can be sheared into a tall [...]
Whether it’s a bite of melon or a hot, juicy pepper you’re after – or maybe a tomato plant or two – the thought of growing your own food needn’t be unappetizing.
Fresh vegetables from the garden can provide a fun family activity, incorporate healthy foods into the diet and serve as an introduction to sustainable [...]
There’s nothing quite like fresh fruits from your own garden to make the summer extra special. But have you always been afraid to grow them because of an assumed need for chemical pest controls? It is possible to grow fruits without chemical pesticides, but you need to make a commitment to a little more time [...]
The best way to a healthy landscape is preventive health care, according to Ann McGovern, outreach spokesperson for Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, “healthy soil equals healthy plants. A key quality of healthy soil is biological activity — an abundance and diversity of species.” At her recent healthy landscapes workshop, she explained that most soil [...]
WASHINGTON As a kid in Texas, Virginia Harmon noticed the trees and shrubs that grew downwind from her grandfather’s cattle feed mill.
Alfalfa meal and other goodies being processed for the steers drifted to those plants, and it turned out that the nutrients were good for them, too. As consumers have been drawn to organics in [...]
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