Header Background image

Promoting nature-based, toxic-free land care practices for the health of people, their pets, and the planet.

March 2024

  • Out with the Old

    Out with the Old

    It’s a new year, new garden—or, rather, a new way to tend to your garden. And there’s a lot to be hopeful about. Gardeners across the U.S. want to be more sustainable. According to a recent National Gardening Survey a third of people are now choosing plants to support wildlife and a quarter of them…

    Read more: Out with the Old
  • Radicle Thinking: Mowbot and Me

    Radicle Thinking: Mowbot and Me

    Does the world need another garden gadget? Well . . .  I have so many new tools pitched to me, all promising to do a better job. Ugh, so many disappointments—and so much more garbage. But, I am intrigued about a new one that has real promise.

    Read more: Radicle Thinking: Mowbot and Me
  • A Nature-Based Garden on the Montauk Highway

    A Nature-Based Garden on the Montauk Highway

    “Mother nature is the ultimate landscape designer. We’re just her helpers,” says Emilia deMauro, who, along with her sister Anna, runs the East Hampton, NY, landscape-design firm deMauro + deMauro. Their approach to design is imbued with a sense of community and responsibility to preserve the beauty of the native environment.

    Read more: A Nature-Based Garden on the Montauk Highway