Featured Image (Above) : Walled North West Washington, DC Garden perfect vehicle for espalier fruit trees. You can eat an apple a day when you grow them in your own garden. Apple trees are readily available with varieties for almost any region and climate. Apple trees make a beautiful addition to the landscape providing fragrant [...]
Replacing Lawns with Groundcovers is GardenWise A thoughtful understanding that an outside space can have a positive impact the environment is the best first step to a green garden. Another important step to take is to reduce your lawn area by at least half. To the left is a GardenWIse garden using only groundcovers, no grass! Substitute lawn [...]
When a gardener asks, "How can I make my garden 'green'?" The journey has begun. A thoughtful understanding that an outside space can have a positive impact on the environment is the first step to a green garden makeover. An exciting weekend project that will bring immediate and amazing results is to reduce your lawn area by at least half. [...]
Water Recycling As we enjoy Fall, conserving water remains a priority. Here are some easy ways to get the biggest bangs for your water bucks. Less Lawn. I write about this all the time. Reduce your lawn areas by half. The average American uses 200 gallons each day they water their lawn. Consider replacing some of that grass with an attractive [...]
(A great post today from our Fabulous office manager, Stacy Baker) Composting in the city can be done! Whether you have a yard live in a tiny apartment with no yard, here are some interesting and fun facts about “composting in the city.” What is composting: It is a process that occurs when microorganisms, like bacteria and fungi, digest [...]
Free Seed Packets from DIYLife are GardenWise! We saw this offer on DIYLife.com and couldn't resist sharing the info! FREE wildflower seeds for the first 1,000 people who list an item on Diggerslist. We could recap DIYLife's story, but we just wouldn't do them justice, so here in their own words on the GardenWise blog . . . "Need that extra push to get rid [...]
Many clients come to me with questions about how to take significant "green" steps to make their gardens more eco-friendly. The question I hear the most? "Where to start?" Here are five easy steps every person can take in their home garden that will help the environment and save you money in the long run on watering and energy costs. Reduce your lawn by half [...]
GardenWise's J. Mark White is in very good company in the September issue of AARP The Magazine ( "the world's largest-circulation magazine, with more than 47 million readers") as writer Cathie Gandel shares Fall 2010 gardening tips from landscape experts and garden writers. Mark shares an easy to follow tip on reducing a lawn area by half and replacing it with groundcovers and perennial grasses. [...]
