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Sustainable Lawns Revisited

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Yesterday’s Philadelphia Inquirer had a great article by Virginia Smith: The complexities of Greening your lawn which refers to lawns as “drug addict in need of detox.” She points out the dangers of toxic chemicals to people and pets, and the dangers of not using these chemicals properly. This is a very good review of [...]

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5 Ways to Help Amphibians in Your Ecosystem Garden

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Ecosystem Gardeners are in a great position to develop habitats forfrogs, toads, and other amphibians on their properties. These habitats must include both aquatic and terrestrial environments, and provide access to food, shelter and migration corridors, plus aestivation, hibernation, breeding, and nesting sites. Install a Garden Pond Since most frogs and toads need water at [...]

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Why Lawns are not Sustainable in Conservation Gardening

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The American Lawn is the Best Illustration of Unsustainable Practice In order to fully understand sustainability in conservation gardening, it is quite illuminating to look at examples of unsustainable practice. There is no better illustration of this than the American lawn.  We have idealized this concept so much that it has become the norm no [...]

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