Friends of the Farmer | Hudson Valley Food Lovers Festival | FARM ON! “FRIENDS OF THE FARMER FESTIVAL“ for Hudson Valley Food Lovers Taste the best of the Hudson Valley farm movement. July 30th, 2011 | 11am-11pm Copake Lake, NY

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Garden Rant: Native vs. invasive once again—it’s Tallamy’s turn I am not a purist and I don’t expect many other people will be either. I think taking the hard line and insisting on all natives will go a long way toward killing the movement. —Doug Tallamy, Garden Rant interview, 12/12/07 Mild-mannered Doug Tallamy, author of [...]

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The majesty of the Hudson River has captivated both artists and visitors for generations, and the gardens along its banks have a unique character. From the early gardens of riverfront estates like Clermont and Montgomery Place, with their sweeping lawns and spectacular views of the river and far-off mountains, to the Beaux Arts masterpiece Kykuit [...]

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Landscape for Life — Based on the principles of the Sustainable Sites Initiative – Annotated   Landscape For Life is based on the principles of The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™), the nation’s first rating system for sustainable landscapes. SITES offers technical tools for professionals who design, construct, operate, and maintain landscapes of all sizes. Landscape [...]

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In Scotland’s Search for Roots, A Push to Restore Wild Lands by Caroline Fraser: Yale Environment 360 – Annotated   As Scotland asserts its identity and its autonomy, environmentalists are working to restore its denuded landscape – planting native forests, creating wildlife corridors, and reintroducing species that were wiped out centuries ago. by caroline fraser [...]

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