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Monique Bosch will bring her composting lecture, given to Organic Land Care Professionals to Weston Nurseries. Various types of composting will be highlighted, including thermophilic, static aerated piles, high-fungal methods and worm composting. Learn about the many ways to compost effectively, using various inputs and different scales of operation. In addition, making extracts and teas […]

Gardening can be difficult at times, whether you’re trying to landscape an area under a dense pine canopy or grow the perfect tomato in a dry summer there are endless challenges to overcome. What if it were easier? What if there were plants that thrived under the pine trees, or on the sandy roadsides or […]

Have you always wanted to compost but didn’t know how to start? Have you felt frustrated throwing out food scraps, knowing there are better ways to deal with food waste? If so, this workshop is for you. Learn the many ways you can take food scraps out of the waste stream and turn them into […]

  The past decade has seen massive changes in the landscape industry. The days of landscapes dedicated to beauty alone are passing. Customers are demanding ecologically sensitive landscapes; they want reduced lawn, reduced maintenance, and greater wildlife value. In other words, they want native plants. But not all natives make good landscape choices; some are […]

  Ask ten folks why they grow plants and you're likely to get a variety of answers. The most common reasons are often aesthetic in nature--we like the look of a garden; it gives us a place to relax or play or drink wine with friends. However, simple beauty is not always enough, and in […]