A Guide to Building the Ultimate Rain Garden
You can remediate standing water and poor drainage in your lawn with a simple rain garden that you can build in one afternoon.
Environment
Posts on how you can take simple steps to improve the environment and positively affect climate change.
The Environmental Implications of Tree Management
Tree management may be misconstrued as an industry in which tree removal is prioritized. However, one of the main services tree surgeons provide is tree planting and tree management, which is becoming more and more critical in our climate emergency.
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The Benefits and Controversies of Using Peat Moss in Your Garden
Peat moss is a fantastic soil amendment and long-term acidifier. But its use is controversial, as peat bogs are a non-renewable resource.
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Review: Growing Good Food: A Citizen’s Guide to Backyard Carbon Farming
Author and regenerative farmer Acadia Tucker explains how every gardener can plant a climate victory garden with perennial crops to slow climate change.
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How to Plant a Climate Victory Garden in 4 Steps
Planting a Climate Victory Garden gives each of us the power to feed ourselves healthy food, as well as act on the threat of climate change.
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Is Your Fresh Cut Christmas Tree Truly “Green”?
Plastic Christmas tree or real Christmas tree? What is the best environmental choice? We have a study that solves the carbon footprint question.
The Devastating Effects of Deforestation
Modern development has resulted in rapid deforestation resulting in climate change. The devastating effects of deforestation are long-lasting with the power to impact all living things.
What is a Native Plant?
It’s not always easy to define a native plant. A plant is not native to a particular state, as nature knows no political boundaries. But nature does know geographic boundaries.
Can Planting Trees Fight Climate Change?
Trees are key in controlling the level of CO2 in the atmosphere. Their carbon storage capacity makes them one of the best tools in fighting climate change.
State Tree Seedling Nurseries – A Cost-Effective Resource for Purchase of Bulk Trees
Your state forestry department may operate a special nursery that produces seedlings of trees native to your state and those appropriate for the state’s growing zones.
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Five Reasons Organic Farming Is Essential
The foundation of organic agriculture is not only the absence of the use of toxic chemicals in food production, it’s also the active practice of soil stewardship.