The latest newsletter has been delivered and is archived in full here, with off-topic sidebar. Below are the bits that are new to this blog.
In the News
- Swiss ethicists consider the feelings of plants. No kidding. It’s the GMO argument.
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- Bottles made from plants? What will they think of next? The EarthBottle is from the ag guys at Clemson U., a "natural polymer-fiber bottle that’s recyclable, biodegradable, petroleum-free and stronger, lighter than glass." The potential to replace plastic is huge! (Hat tip to Project Green Industry.)
- The Economist opines on the coming greening of gardening, especially in response to global climate change.
- Also via Project Green Industry, nursery websites like this one in Massachusetts are touting their sustainability efforts. Good idea!
Lawn Alternatives Going Mainstream?
Lawnless gardens are all together on one page: theory and practice, examples across the U.S., stories of meadows, contrary opinions, and where to go for more info. Here are just some of the new articles about this hot topic:
- Two gorgeous lawnless native gardens by Pennsylvania designer Larry Weaner.
- California designer Michelle Derviss’s cool minimalist lawnless design.
- A Chicago gardener creates a cottage garden where her front lawn used to be.
What to do with those leaves
- An article about an New York horticulturist’s advice about leaves yields some great comments. And here’s his article in Fine Gardening about leaves, in which he encourages less raking.
More new stuff on Sustainable-Gardening.com
- Scott Arboretum Curator Andrew Bunting writes about "Peat-Free Potting Soil"
- And Liz Haegele, another Scott expert, covers Kitchen and Apartment Composting.
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New contributor Joe Lamp’l (joe gardener) offers "To Mow or Not to Mow" - a fun comparison of Joe’s own lawn with a "wise Master Gardener’s" conversion to all-Mondo grass - very cool! Also, the case for Grasscycling - going bagless for the environment. And about Integrated Pest Management or IPM.
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Cameron (Defining Your Home Garden) 11.24.08 at 7:57 am
Susan,
A group of elementary students at Woodward Elementary in Tigard, Oregon is following me (DYHGarden) on Twitter as WoodwardGardens. They are looking for curriculum information for sustainable gardening to add to their garden science program. I gave them a link to your site.
Cameron