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  • Weekly Green Tip: Lawn Be Gone 🪄

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  • Stone Terracing: One Stone at a Time 🪨

    by Community Foodscapes
    There’s a beauty to stacking stone! And we spent the past week dry stacking, or in other words carefully fitting stones together without mortar so ...

  • Outdated Landscaping Practices 👎

    by Community Foodscapes
    Old habits die hard in the world of landscaping. Some are born from misinformation. Some come from landscaper laziness. And others come from old tr...

  • Avoid These Tasks in the Garden as Summer Fades ❌

    by Community Foodscapes
    Are you longing for fall to arrive? Or are you dreading the end of summer? Either way, there’s a few garden meditations to consider with the upcomi...

  • Understanding Invasive Species Management❗

    by Community Foodscapes
    Invasive species… Unfortunately you’ll find them gripping our plant nurseries tight and our local ecosystems tighter. And if we want to restore bal...

  • Unpacking “Pollinator-Friendly” 🐝

    by Community Foodscapes
    The word pollinator-friendly is abundantly used in our world and for good reason. It’s a term that cuts to the core of what many of us are trying t...

  • The Basics of Sun Angles in the Garden ☀️

    by Community Foodscapes
    Summer solstice has come and gone! Gradually, our days get shorter, the sun travels lower in the sky, and our shadows get longer. Changes in sun an...

  • CoFo Project: Puzzled Together and Permeable 🧩

    by Community Foodscapes
    We’re no strangers to hauling big slabs of flagstone around. It’s heavy lifting, but unlike conventional concrete, a well-laid flagstone surface le...

  • Native Plants vs. Neighborhood Standards 🏘️

    by Community Foodscapes
    Loving, planting, and promoting native plants in urban areas can occasionally come with newfound predicaments. Diverse and valuable wildlife habita...

  • Preparing Your Garden for the Heat 🥵

    by Community Foodscapes
    Brace yourselves! Who else can feel the sweltering heat coming? We haven’t hit the peaks of summer heat obviously, but it’s certainly right around ...

  • Supporting Our Nighttime Bugs 🐛

    by Community Foodscapes
    When the sun sets and we settle in for the night, many a bug are pulling on their work boots and clocking in. Fireflies start blinking. Moths dance...

  • Spring Cleaning: Makeover in May 💅

    by Community Foodscapes
    Today, we’re highlighting a final bit of spring cleaning before our grand city becomes a summer sauna. A few months ago, a client of ours came to u...