Did you get some on your boots this week? But wait, soil or dirt? Are they the same? We often refer to dirt with disdain, and maybe for good reason, as dirt contains only the mineral components of soil: sand, silt and clay. Dirt is missing the magic of soil, billions...
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Water in a Woodland Yarden
I bet you already knew that a clean and dependable water source is a critical part of wildlife habitats. The National Wildlife Federation states that: “When you create a space that provides four essential habitat elements – food, water, cover, and places to raise...
HHH Cited in this summer’s Monadnock Table Magazine: Growing a Kitchen Garden
It's fun to find one of HHH's window box photos in this summer's Monadnock Table Magazine. The article is titled Growing a Kitchen Garden. Issue 78 • July / August 2024 The entire article can be found online at:...
2024 Rotary Club of Keene – A Gift of Oak Saplings
Keene Rotary organizes a volunteer Oak sapling planting by parents & children in a venerated, local cemetery.
Save $. It’s Time for Planting Native, Bare-Root, Tree Seedlings!
Our days are again becoming longer. Now is a magical and wonderful time to quickly order and very soon plant your next generation of native shade trees! These are the structural elements of your home landscape. Multiple studies have shown many benefits, not the least...
Hope in Seeds & Winter Sowing
I’m not going to lie. These are terrible times for woods and gardens around the world. As I mark my 61st year, my heart is broken for the environments we need that are being destroyed daily around the world. That said, I experienced a renewed glimmer of hope at a...
How Exactly Do I “Leave the Leaves”?
It’s high leaf season in the Northeastern US now. Buses bring city folk to our Monadnock roads and highways as the Leaf Peepers inside view the gorgeous displays of fall leaf color through glass. However, those of us who live here have more and different experiences...
Wait, We’re Not Done Yet!
Fall is a terrific time to make your home landscape more resilient to our climate changes. Extreme Heat Substantial shade and heat reductions of up to 10 degrees are just two of the twenty-two environmental benefits that mature, healthy, shade trees can offer at home....
‘Actually, You Have Great Soil’
Homeowners can save time, money and effort by choosing native plants for their home landscapes.
Container Vegetable Gardening Rocks!
🌱ESPECIALLY hanging or perched containers. Think window boxes hung on a fence, one pot perched on top of another, and double buckets on a porch. This strategy keeps the vegetable plants out of reach of our wildlife neighbors and friends. No more time spent spraying...