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  • Pet-Safe Plant Choices - What Common Plants Are Toxic? 🐕

    For those of us with furry friends, we know that pretty much anything can be on their food menu… including your plants! And unfortunately, not ever...
  • How to Garden Reset After a Busy Growing Season 🌼

    As the peak of the growing season comes to an end, many of us will find ourselves with a garden that’s grown vigorously and in all directions. Pla...
  • The Anatomy of a Fruit Tree Guild

    This CoFo Fruit Tree Guild holds some of our favorite options of yarrow, thyme, rosemary, beebalm, and lavender. Keep reading to find out why we l...
  • Maintenance & Restoration in the Garden 🌿

    Want to experience your land as it wants to be? All landscapes have untapped ecological potential waiting to be nurtured. At CoFo, we offer the a...
  • Spicebush Spotlight! 🧑‍🍳

    Northern Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) - at the Skaneateles Conservation Area, Skaeateles, New York   For the month of September, we are offering a ...
  • Top Native Perennial Plants for Specialist Pollinators 🐝

    PHOTO by Megan McCarty. A female Zebra Swallowtail laying an egg on a Pawpaw Tree. A specialist is an organism that has developed to thrive in a ...
  • Selecting the Right Mulch Material 🤔

      Mulch! Some folks use the word just to describe wood chips, but it really is an umbrella term to describe any material that can cover and insula...
  • Why Cities are Investing in Natural Drainage Systems and Green Infrastructure 🌧️

    The L.A. River is maybe one of the most famous examples of what we might call “vintage” drainage infrastructure. ~95% of the river is impervious s...
  • Natural Ways to Handle Mosquitoes in the Landscape 🦟

      Oh, the everlasting battle between the homeowner and the mosquito… the pesky fly remains the bane of many backyard hangouts. Unfortunately, this...
  • Pomegranate Discount & New Yard Signs ✨

      Are you a previous client of ours? We would like show our appreciation to you with a FREE YARD SIGN! Here’s how to get yours: 1.  Email cofo.luc...
  • Simplify by Composting in Place 🥑🍌🍄

    Have you ever chucked a chewed-up apple core into your garden? Or the butt of a carrot? Or the pit of a peach? Well, congratulations because you ha...
  • Optimizing Growing Space in the Garden 📈

    Our consultation approach embodies a theme that has existed for millennia: optimizing available space for growing food. The Aztecs created floating...