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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...

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...

Tour Guide of Philadelphian Greenspaces

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

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...

Nursery Fall 2021 Highlights

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

Skip the Soil, Get Growing!

In past blogs, you might have read about vertical gardening and companion planting. So are there other ways to efficiently garden? What...

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...

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...

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...

What's in a Healthy River Ecosystem?

What factors determine the health of a river or creek? Do you know if your home has a healthy river ecosystem? There are more to look at...