Have a shaded garden bed area within a woodland setting that has a moist, fertile soil? Or maybe a shady slope area with somewhat drier soil. Well this lovely, lime green sedge, which is also a native grass of the Eastern United States, will do just fine within those growing medium parameters. Seersucker Sedge (Carex plantaginea, Zones 4–8) has eye-catching foliage and a mounded form about 1 foot in width with a height of 6 to 12 inches.
Environmentally, there are numerous benefits to using rain barrels. Water collected in a rain barrel would otherwise run or drain off the roof and become stormwater runoff, which is problematic. When excess water is directed into storm-drains the streams that they feed into are subjected to sudden surges of water, causing erosion and flooding. Unlike treated water from your tap, rainwater is free of chlorine and chloramines, chemicals added to water to make it safe for human consumption. Rainwater is also free of salt, which can build up in the roots of your plants when they’re watered with tap water.
Winter has arrived, which once again brings to mind how as a young boy I’d be looking out the kitchen window at the now barren landscape wondering what goes on in the soil over the winter? Eventually I’d end up outside with a shovel, but all I ever got was a sore foot from trying to drive the shovel deeper to see what I could find. After the first snowfall, the soil lies beneath, frozen in a rock-like crust. At first glance it seems lifeless and barren; but millions upon millions of micro-organisms are there, all eager to provide a buffet of nutrients once warm weather returns.
Lincoln Landscaping Inc of Franklin Lakes N.J. is honored to announce the re-appointment of Michael Kolenut as a member of the Franklin Lakes NJ Shade Tree Commission. At a meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Franklin Lakes held on January 3, 2023 he was re-appointed as a member of the Shade Tree Commission for a 5 year term expiring on December 31, 2027.
MAKE 2023 A SUSTAINABLE YEAR With These New Years Resolutions - Chances are, you have never thought of your garden – indeed, of all of the space on your land – as a wildlife preserve that represents the last chance we have for sustaining plants and animals that were once common throughout the United States.
Though we believe in different faiths, we hope for the same things throughout the holiday season: a life full of love, peace, and joy.
Winter is often described as cold, dark, and dreary. Driving through suburban communities we see dull and dormant lawns, landscaped beds that are barren and empty, which all in all present a depressing atmosphere. The good news is it doesn’t have to be that way!