Posts Tagged: wildlife

Sustainable Lawns, Lawn Substitutes, & Mowing 

Author: Anna Aquino

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and if you are a bee, a messy mixed species lawn is your Mona Lisa.

 

Who doesn’t like the look of a finely trimmed lawn?  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and if you are a bee, a messy mixed species lawn is your Mona Lisa. Lawn, whether a manicured monoculture or a “natural” one,

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Conservation Landscaping in Public Spaces

Author: Shelly Barrick Parsons, Executive Director

 

Capital Trees is committed to the best practices in sustainable management of public landscapes.  To strengthen our knowledge and practice, Lisa Trapp (Program and Outreach Manager) and I are seeking certification as Level 1 Chesapeake Bay Professional Landscape Professionals through the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Council (1)(2). This certification is for anyone working in conservation landscaping including private and public landscapes.  The certification process includes two days of virtual classes,

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