To help you expand your gardening and ecological awareness, we will regularly offer new articles. Keep checking this page for updates.        (Links open in a new window.)

Doug Tallamy's compelling and scientific message on the importance of native plants in the home garden, from his book, Bringing Nature Home.

Stormwater runoff is creating problems for the environment, our daily lives, and municipal and state financial resources. Soon, there may be taxes to cover the burgeoning costs. This article covers the basics about the importance of installing a rain garden on your property. Rain garden article

Why every residential property is important. This is an excellent article.  "No yard is an island. Each property is interconnected, thus demanding us to be responsible stewards..." Written by The Audubon Society. 

Understanding Compost Tea

Excerpts from BioCycle, Journal of Composting & Organics Recycling. October 2000, Page 71.

by Vicki H. Bess

"Compost tea is a readily available form of compost that will impact the plant more quickly than compost mixed into the soil...

"Compost teas are applied either to the soil or to the plant foliage. Those applied to the soil will move into the root zone and affect the rhizosphere of the plant. Nutrients carried in the tea will be used by the plant as well as the microorganisms in the soil. The microbes in the compost tea...[] have the opportunity to become a part of the soil and rhizosphere microbial ecology...

"A good quality compost will provide beneficial microorganisms and nutrients to the surface of the plant to assist the plant in disease suppression and nutrient availability."