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We’re reposting this petition we received from our friends at the Pesticide Action Network North America (PAN North America, or PANNA). PANNA works to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives. As one of five PAN...

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA By Charlie Nardozzi, Horticulturist, and Leonard Perry, University of Vermont Extension Horticulturist Reposted from The Big Blog of Gardening March 1, 2013 Spring arrives on March 20th this year, and there’s much to do before then to get your...

Please take a moment to read the article about us featured on “The Green Connoisseur”,  a new website devoted to promoting the “luxurious and eco-conscious lifestyle”. Click here to read article. According to their site, The Green Connoisseur carefully and...

We came across the following blog post on The Living Seed Company’s website The Living Seed Company is “dedicated to the preservation of the genetic diversity in our food chain through the distribution and growing of open-pollinated seeds and educating about the...

We recently received the following email from the Pesticide Action Network North America (www.panna.org) and felt it was important enough to share. Please read the email and if you agree, like we do, that the EPA should NOT approve another bee-harming pesticide....

Hello and Happy New Year! I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to you for being part of the Greenwise community. Together we have spread the word about the benefits of sustainable landscapes. We have conserved resources, reduced...

We came across the following article in The Big Blog of Gardening, one of our favorite and most useful blogs about “organic gardening and organic lawn care tips. Delicious vegetables, a green lawn and beautiful flowers without chemicals.”. After reading the entry, we...

The Council Ring shines as the signature piece in many gardens designed by Jens Jensen. Jensen was a mid-western garden designer/landscape architect in Chicago in the early- to mid-1900s. He collaborated with Frank Lloyd Wright and began what is referred to as the...

Lewis Grizzard had the right idea when he wrote in his novel Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You, “Spring is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn.” Indeed, even though we are under snow today, it is time to begin to think about the spring blooms and...

An organic lawn care program works best when we have the time to create a healthy soil environment in which grass can thrive and weeds won’t grow.  Weeds are one of the more vexing aspects of lawn care. What they are and why they exist are the keys to getting rid of...

I want to extend a warm thank you to our Greenwise community for another successful year.  Our community consists of concerned parents, pet owners, environmental advocates, park managers, doctors, lawyers, lawn enthusiasts, and many more unique individuals who choose...