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Nov 25, 2021

A Home For A Plant

Image by congerdesign from Pixabay Container gardening. It’s quick and cheap to set up, easy to manage, and is an accessible form of...

Nov 22, 2021

Nursery Fall 2021 Highlights

Students from Belmont Charter High School, just around the corner from our nursery, have been helping LandHealth with site development...

Sep 13, 2021

Life at the Nursery 2

Native Grass Lawns Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) At this time of year, we have a few plants...

Sep 6, 2021

Sunflower Power!

Sunflowers are known to be tough and sturdy, and they come in all shapes, colors, sizes, and uses! Some branching and single-stem...

Aug 30, 2021

Where Do Our Nursery Plants Go?

At our plant nursery, we currently have approximately 1,000 plants. Year-round, we work to make sure that our plants stay healthy and are...

Jul 12, 2021

Native Plant Species & Ecosystem Health

Most people know that native plant species are critical in preserving the health of ecosystems. But it is not often that we stop to think...

Jul 5, 2021

Companion Planting

Avid home gardeners and agriculturalists have probably used or heard about companion planting (or companion gardening) to optimize their...

Jun 29, 2021

Whitby Meadows Project

Earlier this spring, LandHealth Institute partnered with Audubon Mid-Atlantic to complete a land revitalization project at Whitby Meadows...

May 24, 2021

Growing Up and Green

Imagine you are living in the city and you notice the lack of space in your home for gardening. Perhaps you have an aloe plant or a...

May 7, 2021

Life at the Nursery

What's Happening at the LandHealth Native Plant Nursery? At the nursery, we have 4 different spaces for our plants. We have a garden for...