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How to Leave Those Ticks in the Woods
Thumbnail Image: It’s a sunny 40 degrees outdoors. You decide to take a walk in the woods. It’s winter. Does that guarantee a tick-free walk?Not quite.Some types of ticks remain active from fall to...
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During the Pandemic, More People Are Walking in the Woods
Thumbnail Image: According to the Connecticut Trail Census, our small state has more than 2,000 miles of recreational trails. Those are a lot of miles but, until a few years ago, no one was counting...
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Reviews: A Podcaster, a Blogger, and a Book
Thumbnail Image: A long time ago, I saw a tag on a teabag that read, “Calming tea for a nervous world.” I don’t know who wrote that line, but I never forgot it.I’ve been drinking a lot of tea lately....
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Where did all the fireflies go?
Thumbnail Image: Fireflies, a.k.a. lightning bugs, were a big event at Fourth of July picnics during my western Pennsylvania childhood. Our pack of cousins and siblings ran and yelped through the...
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Plant Blindness, a Mower, and One Unfortunate Afternoon
Thumbnail Image: After almost three years of planning and planting, the meadow was coming into its own. The grasses were finally tall and healthy. Flowering plants lit up the field. As a finishing...
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Getting Into the Weeds With Invasive Plant Management
Thumbnail Image: They were innocent-looking seedlings in June, but by the end of August, most weeds are like toddlers on a tantrum—you can't ignore them. Japanese stiltgrass, mugwort, and more all seem...
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Putting Invasive Knotweed On a Starvation Diet
Thumbnail Image: Suzanne Thompson didn’t wake up on the first day of 2020 thinking about Japanese knotweed. But, after all, it is 2020—and stranger things have happened than the turn Thompson took in...
View Article"Breaking down challenging processes into practical steps"
"We have been lucky to twice host Kathy for presentations of her intensive program, Grow a Meadow, Large or Small. This workshop is comprehensive and insightful about the complex but incredibly...
View Article10 Trends and Ideas in Landscapes and Land Care
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 11:00am to 12:00pm Professional landscapers work on lots of different properties, with different conditions and different plants. Garden center owners meet the public...
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A Night at the Nature Movies
Thumbnail Image: In search of a good documentary, something that both teaches and entertains? I recently reviewed four that I consider well worth the time of anyone interested in plants, landscapes,...
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How to Leave Those Ticks in the Woods
Thumbnail Image: It’s a sunny 40 degrees outdoors. You decide to take a walk in the woods. It’s winter. Does that guarantee a tick-free walk?Not quite.Some types of ticks remain active from fall to...
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During the Pandemic, More People Are Walking in the Woods
Thumbnail Image: According to the Connecticut Trail Census, our small state has more than 2,000 miles of recreational trails. Those are a lot of miles but, until a few years ago, no one was counting...
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Reviews: A Podcaster, a Blogger, and a Book
Thumbnail Image: A long time ago, I saw a tag on a teabag that read, “Calming tea for a nervous world.” I don’t know who wrote that line, but I never forgot it.I’ve been drinking a lot of tea lately....
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It's March. Let's Talk About Skunk Cabbage.
Thumbnail Image: What's one of the very earliest native plants to emerge in southern New England? You guessed it. That funky swamp-life called skunk cabbage. The odiferous blossoms smell mighty good to...
View ArticleInformative Discussion
"I have received multiple emails sharing how informative your discussion was in helping our commissions care for our town properties."Dan FitzGerald, Chair Environment/Conservation Commission,...
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One Simple Thing: Turn Down the Lights
Thumbnail Image: When it comes to helping pollinators and wildlife, you don’t have to buy plants or dig a garden. Anyone can help when they adopt some of the ideas put forward by the International...
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Native Plants Underfoot, in the Spring Lawn
Thumbnail Image: We all know that dandelions, clover, and buttercups grow in lawns. Unfortunately, none of them are native. It’s important to understand that lawns nurture native plants, too. They are...
View ArticleBeyond expectations . . .
“Your lecture surpassed my expectations and those of the audience. You were able to get your points across using relevant examples that were familiar to all of us. The scope of the presentation was...
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Living Mulch Helps Fight the Weed Wars
Thumbnail Image: Nancy DuBrule-Clemente has encountered a few unwanted plants—aka weeds—during her 50-year career in the state’s landscape. Graduating from UConn in the 1970s, DuBrule-Clemente went to...
View ArticleBreaking the conventional landscape mold
“I came from a town where all we planted were marigolds and petunias in straight rows. Until I saw Kathy’s landscape, I didn’t know how to break that mold. Now, I have 80 percent less lawn, which has...
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