Category: climate change

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 by Elizabeth McCoy

Sustainable Gardening in the Shade

  When you’re planning a new garden, do you look for a sunny spot or for a bit of shade?  That used to be an easy decision.  We all know that plants need good light to grow well.  Gardening books used to advise anyone planting a small vegetable garden or flower bed to watch how the sun moves across the sky and how the shadows fall across their yard to select a good sunny spot to break ground.  Traditional gardeners...

Citizen Science / climate change / Flowering Shrubs / Gardening on the Wild Side: Working in Harmony with Nature / Nature's Notebook / Phenology / Wildlife Gardening

 by Elizabeth McCoy

Timing is Everything- Nature’s Notebook

  We saw the first green leaf unfolding on a weeping willow tree today.  It was a tree growing in the loop of the off ramp from Route 199 onto Mooretown Road.  I can only wonder whether the heat from the road and passing vehicles enticed it to unfold so early, or if others all over the area are also opening on this warm, early February afternoon.     It can be hard to remember from year to year exactly...