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Sustainable Landscape Blog
- Coastal Forest – a CT DEEP Critical Habitat
- Tri-Town Preserve in Gabbro Country
- ALERT: MOW DOWN MUGWORT BEFORE SEEDS RIPEN
- Emerald Ash Borer Control in Connecticut
- Where are the Starry Campions?
- Lesser Celandine – a Temptress
- Mugwort’s Milestones
- Critical Habitats in Connecticut
- Rich and Poor in the Plant World – Part 1
- Transplanting Soil Blocks, a Biodiversity Rescue Tool
Category Archives: Native Landscaping
Lesser Celandine – a Temptress
When lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) came up in a shady moist part of my yard, I admit, I did not promptly rip it out, though I do know it is a confirmed Invasive Plant Species, on the official Connecticut List. … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Invasive Species, Native Landscaping, Uncategorized, Water Quality
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Water Woes on Drumlins
What is a drumlin anyway? A gremlin with an aptitude for percussion? Seriously, a rounded, elongated hill in the Connecticut landscape is probably a “drumlin”. The best known is Horsebarn Hill on the eastern side of the UConn campus at … Continue reading
Posted in Energy efficiency, food chain, Native Landscaping, Soils, Water Quality, Wildlife Habitat
Tagged tess@tessgadwa.com
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Ailing from Indoor Air Pollution? Go Outside!
This afternoon I heard on public radio (Faith Middleton Show) that health problems from indoor air pollution are worst in the most energy efficient, air-tight homes (LEED- certified). I also heard that on average Americans spend less than 95% of … Continue reading
Posted in Energy efficiency, Invasive Species, Native Landscaping, Soils, Uncategorized, Wildlife Habitat
Tagged energy efficiency, lawn care, LEED, organic, weeds
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Zig-zag Dog Walks
When walking my dog Mackie in our tidy, suburban neighborhood, I zigzag back and forth across the street, trying to avoid lawns that are aggressively chemical-treated, as Mackie is always “nose to the ground” unless he hears something of interest … Continue reading
Posted in Invasive Species, Native Landscaping, Uncategorized, Water Quality, Wildlife Habitat
Tagged dog cancer, dog-walking, fertilizers, ground cover, hund, Imidacloprid, insecticides, lawns, Pesticides, wildflowers
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Beech parents
As it’s just a few days past Mother’s day, this blog has a parenting theme. Corny as it sounds, beech parents care for their children, and grow old surrounded by their families. American beech is one of our few full-size … Continue reading
Clonal Woody Plants
Likely as not, a large thicket of many plants that all look alike is in fact a multitude of clones from just a few plants, that have sent out root suckers. If one is willing to wait five to ten … Continue reading
Posted in Native Landscaping
Tagged Aronia, chokeberry, Clethra, Comptonia, foraging efficiency, gray dogwood, groundcover, hedge, landscaping, native shrub, nectar source, root suckers, sumac, wildlife habitat
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