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Annual Gathering of Organic Land Care Pros

As a NOFA Certified Accredited Land Care Professional that are certain requirements I must meet to maintain and adhere to the NOFA Standards for Organic Land Care Certification. One of these is completing ongoing education by attending a minimum of 4 (four) credit hours of Organic Landscaping Education. This year I had the opportunity to attend the day long event – NOFA Annual Gathering of Land Care Professionals, held at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum located in Mashantucket, Ct.

By M Kolenut|2021-09-21T12:14:24-04:00December 19th, 2019|Native Plants, Organics, Sustainable Landscaping|

What can I do about climate change

What can I do about climate change? No matter who you are, you can take action to restore carbon to the soil and help rebuild the marvelous system that nature put in place to renew our atmosphere. Our Poor Earth – Day after day carbon dioxide gas is pumped into the air, warming up our planet and threatening our environment. Fortunately for us there is a solution, and it is right under our feet.

By M Kolenut|2019-11-19T12:06:45-05:00November 19th, 2019|Native Plants, Organics, Sustainable Landscaping|

Winterberry – Ilex verticillata

Winterberry (Ilex verticillata), a deciduous holly shrub with a height of approximately 6 ft to 15 ft and is native to the eastern U.S. The most important role played by Winterberry is as a fall and winter food source for songbirds: the fleshy, bright red berries of this shrub are an excellent source of sustenance for fruit-eating birds such as robins, catbirds, mockingbirds, Eastern Bluebirds, and Cedar Waxwings to name a few.

By M Kolenut|2019-11-15T12:12:50-05:00November 15th, 2019|Gardening, Landscaping, Native Plants, Sustainable Landscaping|

What is a NOFA Accredited Land Care Professional

The Mission of the NOFA Organic Land Care Program is to extend the vision and principles of organic agriculture to the care of the landscapes that surround us in our daily lives. The NOFA OLC program began in 1999 with the writing of the NOFA Standards for Organic Land Care by an ad hoc volunteer committee of scientists, landscapers and activists from the Massachusetts and Connecticut chapters of NOFA.

By M Kolenut|2019-11-06T11:10:41-05:00October 6th, 2019|Landscaping, Lawn and Turf, Native Plants, Organics, Sustainable Landscaping|

Virginica Itea Sweetspire

Forget burning bush, Itea Virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ is not only a native plant that is pollinator friendly, it’s just as colorful and even more useful as within the realm of landscaping! It grows in full sun to full shade.

By M Kolenut|2019-09-07T17:14:24-04:00September 7th, 2019|Gardening, Landscaping, Native Plants, Sustainable Landscaping|

Vaccinium corymbosum – Highbush Blueberry

Northern highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia and Ontario south to Alabama, and west to Wisconsin. Plants grow in an upright form, and depending upon variety, may range from 3 feet to over of 6 feet in height. In their wild state, highbush blueberries may be found in thickets near or under wooded areas and grow best in a well-drained sandy loam, rich in organic matter.

By M Kolenut|2019-07-31T14:18:53-04:00July 31st, 2019|Gardening, Landscaping, Native Plants, Sustainable Landscaping|

NJLCA Native Plant Seminar

We wanted to share with you this thank you note from the New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association. Michael was recently approached by the NJLCA with a request to fill in and give a Native Plants Presentation at a seminar they were holding when their featured presenter/speaker had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances. I was humbled as it was indeed an honor to be asked to speak at this seminar about my passions. At Lincoln Landscaping we seek to engage, to inspire, to educate and to foster pleasure in outdoor living spaces.

By M Kolenut|2019-05-30T12:08:38-04:00May 30th, 2019|Gardening, Landscaping, Native Plants, Organics, Sustainable Landscaping|