Author: Mary Petres
A weed is a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth, especially one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants. (Missouri Botanical Garden)
In our quest to maintain the gardens at Great Shiplock Park, the Low Line Gardens, and the Low Line Green without the use of herbicides, we use two main strategies. The first is to reduce the seed bank in the soil.
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Author: Mary Petres
A recent blog post by our Sustainability Champion, Anna Aquino, presented a great explanation of why Capital Trees is committed to developing and practicing sustainable landscape management practices for its projects. As Ms. Aquino addressed in her blog, the health of the soil determines the health of the planet. Said another way,
“Be it deep or shallow, red or black, sand or clay,
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Author: Anna G. Aquino
I cringe when I think of the many times I have promoted the value of a plant, star magnolia comes to mind, stating that “its leaves in August are pristine, not a bite taken out of them. I suggest we plant it!” It is easier to forgive myself when I read Doug Tallamy, the famous entomologist who many credit with igniting native plants awareness and author of Bringing Nature Home.
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Welcome!
Capital Trees is launching a blog on the sustainable management of public landscapes. The blog will include familiar topics previously found in our news section such as plant of the month. We will move all our news announcements including newsletter archives to a NEWS link. There you will be able to keep up with our ongoing projects and programs.
This new blog will provide regular posts highlighting different elements of sustainably managing public landscapes including:
