Articles Related to "Native Plants"
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.
Getting Real With Meadows
by Nick Novick
A successful project requires careful consideration of design issues, keeping expectations in check, and an understanding of the ecological principles at play. Read more »
Posted July 16, 2010 under Biodiversity, Ecological Maintenance, Meadows, Native Plants, Pollinators, Seeds and Seed Dispersal, Weeds and Weeding.
Urban & Suburban Meadows
Urban & Suburban Meadows, Bringing Meadowscaping to Big and Small Spaces, addresses the problems caused by the extensive planting of non-native grass lawns across America. Read more »
Posted July 16, 2010 under Biodiversity, Ecological Maintenance, Green Spaces -- Public, Meadows, Native Plants.
Botanical Sanctuary Network
The mission of United Plant Savers is to preserve, conserve and restore native medicinal plants and their habitats of the US and Canada, while ensuring their abundant, renewable supply for future generations. Read more »
Posted July 16, 2010 under Biodiversity, Native Plants, Wildlife Habitats.
What Characteristics Make an Exotic Plant Invasive?
by Bruce Wenning
Many researchers and ecological restorationists have identified a constellation of traits or characteristics that better define what the term ‘invasive plant’ really means. Read more »
Posted June 16, 2010 under Invasives, Native Plants, Restoration, Seeds and Seed Dispersal, Shade.
Gleanings…
Grant Applications Invited for Invasive Plant Control — National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
The Pulling Together Initiative seeks proposals that will help control invasive plant species, mostly through the work of public/private partnerships such as Cooperative Weed Management Areas.
Pre-proposal deadline is June 30. Read the request for proposals…
Native Plant Conservation Initiative
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is soliciting proposals for the 2009 Native Plant Conservation Initiative (NPCI) grants cycle. The NPCI grant program is conducted in cooperation with the Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA), funding multi-stakeholder projects that focus on the conservation of native plants and pollinators under any of the following 6 focal areas: conservation, education, restoration, research, sustainability, and data linkages. Application deadline is July 1, 2010
Read the request for proposals…
New England Groups Plot to Save Their Dwindling Woodlands
For decades, bands of volunteers and a smattering of full-time employees have worked to stem the tide of development and deforestation, identifying priority projects and working with a small pool of private funders to preserve little parcels of local forestland. See full article at nytimes.com
Posted June 16, 2010 under Grants and Fundraising, Invasives, Native Plants.
Differences between Native and Invasive Plants
by Judy Eisenberg
Native plants are plants that were already growing in North America before European colonies settled here. Read more »
Posted June 16, 2010 under Invasives, Native Plants.
Shade Gardening as an Alternative to Lawns in Shaded Areas
By Judy Eisenberg
Reprinted by permission of the author and of the Somerville Journal
Growing the perfect healthy lawn free of crabgrass and weeds in shady areas requires high maintenance care, excess watering, and the use of chemicals and pesticides that are damaging to the environment. You can certainly grow your lawn organically, but consider replacing the grass growing in the shade with native groundcover, plants or shrubs. Read more »
Posted May 15, 2010 under Forest plants, Lawn Care, Native Plants, Shade.
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.
Eco-Machines for Water Treatment
By Jennifer Chesworth
An Eco-Machine is a water treatment system using plants and microbes, traditionally enclosed in a greenhouse or in external constructed wetlands with aquatic cells inside a greenhouse. Read more »
Posted April 14, 2010 under Aquatic plants, Balanced Ecosystems, Ecological Maintenance, General, Native Plants, Permaculture / Edible Gardens, Stormwater Management, Water Quality.