Articles Related to "Soil"
The Mandarin Project – Green Roof Garden on a Parking Garage
By Tobias Wolf
Boston’s Prudential Center has been transformed in recent decades with the construction of new buildings, shopping arcades, and landscapes.
The most recent addition, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, includes a public garden built in 2008 on the roof of a 1964 parking garage. Read more »
Posted August 15, 2010 under Buildings and Construction, Green Roofs, Green Spaces -- Public, Native Plants, Soil, Trees, urban forestry / urban gardens.
Going Organic
by Frank Koll
Maintaining organic lawns and gardens is based on some key principles that guide land care professionals to manage and take care of your landscape. Read more »
Posted May 15, 2010 under Balanced Ecosystems, Ecological Maintenance, General, Lawn Care, Native Plants, Organic, Shade, Soil.
Sheet Mulching
By Tricia Diggins
In order to take a break from pulling invasive plants we finally started a program of sheet mulching in the Alexandra Botanic Gardens this past summer and fall.
Posted March 15, 2010 under Invasives, Recycled Materials, Soil, Trees.
February 25th – It’s Heating Up
Don’t be left out in the cold!
ELA’s 2010 Conference & Eco-Marketplace is the place to
Generate Ecological Heat!
From “classic” alternative products to extreme cutting edge techniques and everything in between, you’ll find it at ELA’s 2010 Conference & Eco-Marketplace in Springfield, MA on February 25, 2010. ELA’s outstanding lineup of speakers and exhibitors provides the information and tools you need to make ecological landscaping a success! It’s fun to be at the forefront of change, and you can make it real by listening to speakers, talking to all of the exhibitors, and joining the party!
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Posted February 13, 2010 under Balanced Ecosystems, Biochar, Ecological Maintenance, Permaculture / Edible Gardens, Soil, Stormwater Management, Uncategorized.