Snags, Habitat Trees and Lively Stubs

Snags, Habitat Trees and Lively Stubs

Do you ever wonder what you can do to enhance wildlife habitat on your urban plot? Creating or, better yet, preserving homes and food for the animals can be pretty painless and as easy as leaving trees standing! Nature knows what to do with a dead tree.

Norway Maple - Avoid Planting this Invasive Tree

Norway Maple - Avoid Planting this Invasive Tree

Many love Norway Maple trees for their large size, rapid growth, and fall color. However, this fast-growing invasive species often develops structural problems and must be watched and cared for closely. And truthfully, native sugar or red maples actually display much brighter colors! Learn more about special considerations property owners should consider for these invasive and problematic trees.

Build Healthy Backyard Soil via Composting & Decomposition

Build Healthy Backyard Soil via Composting & Decomposition

Let ‘s go on a mental journey together… Imagine your yard as a literal island, waves lapping at the edges, detached and floating as its own independent ecosystem. The plants in your yard can’t call a lawn care service to get a fertilizer application, or an order of shredded bark mulch. Can this isolated group of plants possibly survive?