update: an improved resource links page

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READER NANCY WROTE TO ME and made me do it–made me finally sit for several hours and categorize the Resource Links page so that you can find sources to shop for bulbs versus seeds, products versus plants. Up till now all the shopping sources were in one big pile; sorry! All she said was something I already knew but hadn’t glued myself to my chair long enough to fix, and I thank her for the nudge. I hope you’ll take a peek, and if you have other favorite resources you want me to know about and explore, do tell.

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Al says:

August 9, 2012 at 11:16 am

Great list Margaret!!
Your site/garden is an inspiration to me!!
Thank you,
Al

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Gardener on Sherlock Street says:

August 9, 2012 at 5:52 pm

You’re just enabling me to buy more plants! Ha. Thanks.

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Johanna says:

August 10, 2012 at 7:17 am

That’s terrific! Thanks so much!

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Jason says:

August 10, 2012 at 9:15 am

Very helpful! Thanks!

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naomi d. says:

August 12, 2012 at 11:45 am

Quite a chore, but the results are much appreciated. Thank you.

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beyond organic gardening: ecological horticulture

I WATCHED A ZOOM lecture the other day that really put into words a lot of the ways my own deepening understanding of ecology is shaking up the way I practice horticulture—from spring cleanup, right on to the last chore of the active year. The lecturer was Rebecca McMackin, director of horticulture for Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York City, where she leads the team that manages 85 acres of diverse parkland with a central focus on habitat creation of woodlands, wetlands, and meadows to build soils and support birds, butterflies, and other organisms.

We talked about the dynamic tactics they use and when and why–a whole different approach to spring cleanup, where the life cycles of animals (from insects on up) dictate what happens when, garden maintenance-wise. Like why some things don’t get cut back, and others that are still seed-laden when they do have their seeds collected and set aside, then returned to the spot after whatever cleanup is needed there.