Join us for the next Green Newton Speaker Series on Thursday, May 26 at 7pm for a special online talk with Dr. Doug Tallamy about how yard by yard, we can help pollinators by planting the native species that they … Read More
Category Archives: Farm & Garden
Last week we described the benefits of adding native plants to your yard to support pollinators. This week we want to talk a bit about invasive plants, the non-native species that were introduced here intentionally or accidentally and tend to … Read More
Native bee populations have been in decline, with pesticides, disease, habitat loss and climate change playing major roles. Join York University biologists Dr. Sheila Colla and Dr. Amro Zayed on Thursday, May 19 at 12pm as they discuss online the status … Read More
This exciting series on biodiverse homes and gardens continues this month. On Wednesday, May 18 at 7pm, Elise Bernstein will walk you through the steps to increase biodiversity on your property and practices you can use as cold weather approaches. There … Read More
With bird and other pollinator populations in steep decline, one of the best things you can do is add native plants to your yard. Native plants are considered those that were present before European colonization, and they have a wide … Read More
Gardening season is growing strong, and with that comes many discarded plastic pots. Sadly, most of these pots cannot be recycled at the Material Recycling Facilities (MRFs) in Massachusetts, to which Newton sends its recyclable materials. The optical sorters that … Read More
The Newton Community Farm will hold its annual Seedling Sale on Saturday, May 14 through Sunday, May 15 from 12-5pm. In addition to nearly 100 varieties of plants, there will also be soil and soil amendments, and NCF t-shirts for … Read More
We spend a lot of time helping Newtonians go green inside their homes, but all this month we want to tell you how you can go green outside – in your yard. Newton is The Garden City, and there is … Read More
Please join the Brimmer and May School Environmental Club in person or online on Saturday, May 7 at 12pm as they host a tree planting ceremony with their partner school in São Paulo, Brazil—Colégio Santa Cruz. The ceremony will highlight … Read More
A mulch ‘volcano’ is a thick mound of mulch piled up around the trunk of a tree. You see them all over — in public parks, private yards and commercial landscapes. The problem is that mulch volcanoes can kill trees, … Read More
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