Five Common Lawn Pests and How to Deal with Them

Five Common Lawn Pests and How to Deal with Them

As an experienced landscaper and the owner of a small business that deals with lawn maintenance, I know the hard work and dedication it takes to cultivate and sustain a gorgeous lawn. You have to fertilize it, water it, mow it, trim it, and then… well, you have to...
Plant Diversity Is Central to Healthy Ecosystems

Plant Diversity Is Central to Healthy Ecosystems

Nature’s laws have a way of making economic theories look inelegant. Mass production seems great on a blackboard, but out in the open countryside mass production often means monoculture, the planting of a single crop on millions of acres. In such an environment,...
Nitrogen Oxides Sow the Wind

Nitrogen Oxides Sow the Wind

The key to a beautiful lawn or garden is not just the richness of the soil, the patterns of irrigation or even the green thumb of the landscaper — the secret to success may be in the air. From nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere to microplastics blown by the wind to...
Gone With the Topsoil

Gone With the Topsoil

Not long ago, two of North America’s leading publications asked a pair of vitally important questions: “What if the world’s soil runs out?” Time magazine wondered. “Did farmers of the past know more than we do?” asked The New York Times. What prompted these...
Honeybees and Pesticides: A Landscaper’s Perspective 

Honeybees and Pesticides: A Landscaper’s Perspective 

Landscaping is about more than creating beautiful vistas, lush lawns and sports fields that can survive a Pop Warner scrimmage. Every professional landscaper has a deep respect for nature, and feels a strong commitment to preserving fragile ecosystems. Many of us...