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Feb 28, 2022

Welcome Home...Invasive Species?!

A Rose-Ringed Parakeet Image by Annette Meyer from Pixabay If you ever traveled, you know that most places if not all are strict with...

Feb 21, 2022

Should We BEE Concerned with Honey Bees?

Image by Pexels from Pixabay We talked about native bees of North America in a past blog post. What about Honey Bees? They’re [Western...

Jan 24, 2022

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...

Dec 20, 2021

The Magic of Soil

Soil is the basis of many things. It’s a home to a whole ecosystem hiding from our eyes. Ants and termites, earthworms, beetles, all...

Dec 13, 2021

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...

Nov 29, 2021

Tour Guide of Philadelphian Greenspaces

Wei Jiang Penn GSE, Urban Teaching Apprenticeship Program (UTAP) Woodrow Wilson/Citizens & Scholars Fellowship As a First Generation, Low...

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...

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...