How to Keep Your Lawn Tidy in Autumn
Autumn might seem like a season when you shouldn’t be doing much to maintain your lawn. However, there are actually several things you should do to ensure that your lawn stays neat and clean. Your lawn should be in the top condition not only as the harsh winter season arrives but also when the spring […]
Typing for Trees with Ecosia: The Search Engine That Plants Trees
Ecosia is the search engine that plants trees with its ad revenue. Ecosia is a social business run by a small group of dedicated and passionate people. They work together to create tools we all use, that also empowers everyone to easily give back by planting trees. So far over 11 million tress have been […]
Perennial Food Plants for Lazy Gardeners
Okay, we’re not lazy gardeners, really. We just want to reap the best harvest we can with the least amount of effort. Perennial plants really fit the bill here, because you only have to baby them from seed to maturity once, instead of playing the repeat-game every growing season. A single pear tree, for example, […]
A Permaculture Country Club Where There is Disc Golf Course on an Organic Garden!
There is a Permaculture Country Club in Costa Rica, part of Saint Michael’s Sustainable Community, that is a gardening club that runs on Organic Community Supported Agriculture Programs where you can buy or rent a house with green technologies. Technologies like living roofs and walls, landscape that is edible and is accompanied by an ocean […]
How Mullein Heals Forests After Fires & Other Healing Benefits of Invasive Plant Species
Invasive plants are non-native plants which thrive and spread aggressively, displacing other natural plants. They are usually introduced by people either accidentally or on purpose, into a region far from their native habitat making these plants non-native. Non-native plant species are those that occur outside their native ranges in a given place. Not all non-native […]
Do Trees Sleep at Night? New Research Might Surprise You!
What if I told you that trees sleep and talk to each other? Nope, this isn’t some Lord of the Rings tale or the latest vegan (breatharian?) manifesto–it’s science! Plants go through physiological changes during each stage of the day, says Janet Braam, a plant biologist at Rice University. For example, “We know that plants […]