AND I THOUGHT I’D SEEN JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. Do you want your tomatoes fried, scrambled, or soft-boiled?
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FROM THE WEEKLY PODCAST
rethinking the lawn, with dan wilder
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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Nice “eggs”
I’d settle for that many tomatoes right now. Our cool long spring has turned into a short cool summer – not good for the tomato-ripening thing.
I like mine sauteed with corn and shallots… ;)
Margaret,
A belated thanks for your wonderful talk at the Hollister House study weekend a couple weeks ago. Your slides were delightful. It gave me a lot to think about as my garden and its gardener mature together. One of the days I will visit your garden when it is open with the Garden Conservancy. In the meantime I will continue to follow it here.
Thanks for a great workshop Saturday, Margaret. As usual, it was informative, inspirational and fun. Do you have a bit more info about that robotic stump grinder you talked about? Do you remember the company you hired that used it or the name of the machine itself? Thanks, Ami.
You are welcome, Rulalenzka. What town are you in (I am drawing a blank)? Better to email me at awaytogarden [at] gmail and I will dig out the info on the guy here somewhere. :)