March 31, 2020

Wildlife Habitat Certification at Home in Rye, New York

Our home landscape is a classroom and demonstration garden for our passionate work. In early morning the pearls of dew collected on this wolf spider web illustrates the value of living with nature, encouraging and accepting kinship with all creatures and the joyful wonder we receive in return. Careful not to walk through!  Spiders are not only indicator species, they 

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February 26, 2020

Landscape Design and Development in Putnam and Dutchess County, New York

Take a Look at Your Front Yard What does it do? Aside from the wild and magically natural beauty of the ecological composition, this front yard is a oasis for wildlife. Abundant with a diverse variety of beneficial life, from healthy soil microbes to birds, butterflies and insects, this little peace of paradise is happiness incarnate. Productive & Beautiful Landscape 

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December 20, 2019

Good Witches Garden Tour | Biodynamic, Permaculture Garden | Putnam Valley, NY

Throwback to this extremely fun front entry garden!  We completely removed the front lawn and replaced it with a permaculture pollinator garden, planted biodynamically with the waning moon.  There was also a significant amount of custom, natural stone masonry.  We created a new flagstone front walk, a secondary gravel garden path, and a dual stone staircase to reach the lower 

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September 23, 2019

Why You Should Skip Your Fall Lawn Renovation & Go Ecological

It’s officially Fall, and in the traditional landscaping world, that means prime time for lawn renovations.  Most grass species used in American lawns – Kentucky Blue Grass, Perennial Rye Grass, Fine Fescues and Tall Fescues – are cool season grasses.  Cool season grasses grow and look best in the temperature range of 60 – 75 degrees F. During our hot and humid northeast summers, 

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September 19, 2018

Backyard Bird & Butterfly Sanctuary in Croton-on-Hudson

When we first visited this Croton-on-Hudson property, we noticed the unique existing architectural features, including a wooden bridge from the deck to back lawn and a beautifully curving, stacked stonewall that enclosed the rear perimeter.  The rest of the backyard, though, left much to be desired.  One narrow garden bed in front of the deck cut off the rest of 

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