by Bill Peregrine | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Habitat, Health, Lawn, Nature, Organics, Philosophy, Sustainable
Every day seems to bring with it a new disaster-in-the-making for our Earth… From 500 million bees killed in Brazil, to a mother Orca whale carrying around her dead baby on her nose for 17 days, to Hurricane Dorian that is currently creating disaster from the Bahamas...
by Anna Strick | Mar 4, 2021 | Education, Health, Lawn, Organics, Wellness
As we prepare for a new season ahead of us, this might be the time of year some of you are thinking through The Great Lawn Debate. In a climate that favors mossy forests, is it worth it to maintain a lawn? The beautiful rolling, grassy fields found in the Great Plains...
by Kathy Fryxell, PhD | Nov 8, 2020 | Blog, Gardening, Health, Plants
Freezing temperatures already?! But it is just the first week of November. What is a plant lover to do for cold-sensitive plants? If you are like me, I push the envelope on the plants I can grow in my garden. Each year I think certain plants will be just fine only to...
by Kathy Fryxell, PhD | Nov 5, 2019 | Bacteria, Blog, Fertilizer, Food, Health, Lawn, Microbes, Organics, Plants
Our soils are just like our refrigerators. They store and provide nutrients for our plants. We need to keep our soil healthy just like we keep ourselves healthy. Do you know what’s in your Soil’s “Refrigerator”? Are you filling it up with a “well-balanced diet”?...
by Bill Peregrine | Dec 31, 2018 | Blog, Habitat, Health, Nature, Philosophy, Plants
This morning I read a nice quote by John Muir and it was quite appropriate because yesterday I took my camera and tripod to the forest to see what I could find. While I thought I was going for a “hike” it turns out the 4 miles I put in was more of a...
by admin | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Gardening, Habitat, Health, Nature
Wildlife habitat continues its downward spiral but you can make a difference right in your own backyard! Construction and development cause a loss of habitat, and native species of plants and wildlife are facing tougher climate conditions as the Earth warms. Some...