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What Would That Bee?
You hear a familiar buzz, and a flash of black and yellow stripes flies across your eyes. Is it a bee? A wasp? One of those! I never paid...
Brenda Vong
Jan 24, 2022


Garden Friends or Foe?
What is that red dot moving on your plant? It’s a ladybug! These leaves have been chewed through! Maybe it was a caterpillar. You hear...
Brenda Vong
Dec 13, 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...
Steve Jones
Nov 22, 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...
Bri Zayas
Sep 13, 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...
Brenda Vong
Sep 6, 2021


Watershed Citizenship: Exploring my Backyard Watershed
One of my last memories with my dad involves a small tadpole. There is a pond, hidden from the bustle of suburbia through a winding...
Brielle McQuiston
Jul 19, 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...
Claire DuBois
Jul 12, 2021


Companion Planting
Avid home gardeners and agriculturalists have probably used or heard about companion planting (or companion gardening) to optimize their...
Brenda Vong
Jul 5, 2021


Whitby Meadows Project
Earlier this spring, LandHealth Institute partnered with Audubon Mid-Atlantic to complete a land revitalization project at Whitby Meadows...
Kiara Buker
Jun 29, 2021


WeWalk Wonderwalks
LandHealth Institute is excited to announce a series of Urban-Eco Wonderwalks in partnership with WeWalkPHL. They are a free walking...
Kiara Buker
Jun 14, 2021
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