Gracefully Green designed a native plant garden for the courtyard at Rachel Carson Elementary School in Gaithersburg, MD. The garden was installed this fall and officially opened in December. Read about it here
On February 27, Brookside Gardens convenes its annual Green Matters Symposium. This year’s topic is “Protecting our Pollinators.” Read more about the event at Brookside Gardens’ website
Takoma Park will become the first area government entity to implement a comprehensive ban on Styrofoam cups, to-go packaging and other polystyrene eating ware in restaurants and retailers such as supermarkets. See the rest of this article here
Gracefully Green, LLC is among 60 businesses in Montgomery County that have been certified as Green Businesses by the County, after a rigorous application process to confirm that our practices conserve water and energy and protect the environment. The County…
Adrian Higgins in the Washington Post explains ecological design, as described by Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy in their new book, “The Living Landscape.” See the rest of this article here
The world’s cultivated soils have resulted in significant carbon loss to the atmosphere. Restoring soils could be a way to combat climate change. See the rest of this article here
The Ecological Landscaping Association presents its annual conference in Springfield, MA, February 26 & 27, 2014 See the rest of this article here
The Muddy Branch Alliance, a watershed conservation group based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, is hosting an Interfaith Workshop on meeting environmental challenges and the role of faith groups. See the rest of this article here
The State of Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is considering an expansion of the state’s wildlands. See the rest of this article here
The Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council (CCLC) has just announced a series of webinars on the many facets of landscape sustainability. For more information and to sign up, click here