On October 6, the Montgomery County Council voted to restrict pesticide use on county-owned and private lawns. Gracefully Green, LLC, was a supporter of this legislation. Read the Washington Post news report here Also see Councilman Marc Elrich’s statement here
Okay, so you’ve confirmed that your home is in the Muddy Branch watershed, and you’ve visited the Lands Green, Waters Clean Web site and made an appointment for a site visit (also known as a “landscape audit”). It’s time for…
Last week I introduced you to Lands Green Waters Clean – an Izaak Walton League program to install conservation landscaping, rain gardens, and canopy trees on yards in the Muddy Branch watershed. Today I’ll dig a little deeper and share…
What if someone showed up at your door and offered to landscape your yard at very little cost to you? It gets better: not only would the landscaping be beautiful, it would manage water drainage better and attract pollinators and…
Gracefully Green, LLC is working with the Izaak Walton League on a program called Lands Green Waters Clean with the goal of installing environmentally friendly landscaping strategies at homes in the Muddy Branch watershed. Over the next several weeks, I’ll…
The Muddy Branch Alliance hosts its 4th annual Interfaith Forum showcasing the work of faith congregations striving to protect the environment. For more information, see this page
On January 20, 2015, the Montgomery County Council passed legislation banning styrofoam packaging (with some exceptions) and requiring the use of recyclable or compostable materials in its place. See the rest of this article here
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