THE GARDEN HAS AWAKENED, and I thought you might want to meet the early risers. Somebody new’s showing up every day now (almost every hour). Enjoy.
THE LECTURE that he’s been giving for a number of years is not-so-subtly called “Kill Your Lawn.” Ecological horticulturist Dan Jaffe Wilder knows that starting over and creating an entire native habitat instead of a lawn isn’t for everyone. But Dan just wants to grab our attention and get us to start to make some changes at least in the way we care for the turfgrass we do want in our landscapes. And maybe give up a little square footage of it to some other kind of more diverse planting, too, like the wild strawberries (Fragaria virginiana, inset). Alternative, more eco-focused styles of lawn care, along with some lawn alternatives is what he and I talked about on the podcast. Dan is Director of Applied Ecology at Norcross Wildlife Foundation in Wales, Massachusetts, and its 8,000-acre sanctuary. He’s also co-author with Mark Richardson of the book “Native Plants for New England Gardens.”
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Wow ! I love this mini gallery. Very cool ! I am so looking forward to visiting your fabulous new site as the season begins ! It is so great to have Margaret Roach online with her new blog. Go Team !
Dear Tarky7,
Welcome to A Way to Garden. Glad you like the gallery, the first of many to come.
Margaret
Excellent gallery! It’s so exciting to see the gardens come alive (finally!)after the long, cold winter. It’s amamzing to see all that is blooming in your garden already. I’m thrilled with some of the Narcissus in my garden just now opening up. As I look out and see the blooms, I know the rest will soon follow.
Margaret, I hope you are feeling the appreciation we have for YOU and for your blog… it’s wonderful to have an old friend (so it seemed) back again! Please don’t do that retirement / disappearing act again!
Hi, Margaret. Thank you so much for posting your photo gallery. My list of plants is growing since I found your blog!
Hi Margaret and all,
Here’s a link to the George Eastman House and what’s in bloom: blog.eastmanhouse.org.
Its a month away from Lilac fest in Rochester NY.
Have a great week,
Jim