Plantaciones en los Cimientos
Hace un tiempo atrás las plantaciones en los cimientos fueron creadas para esconder las bases de las casas viejas. Hoy día no se es necesario o deseado sembrar una línea de arbustos a través de los...
Category: Landscaping
Cambiando el pH del Suelo
El valor del pH del suelo es la medida de la acidez o alcalinidad del suelo. El pH del suelo afecta directamente la disponibilidad de nutrientes en el suelo. La escala del pH tiene un rango que va...
Plantas para Represas o Áreas Húmedas
Las plantas marcadas con un * son las más tolerantes a lugares húmedos o periódicamente inundados. Cuando seleccione las plantas usando esta lista, recuerda que un número de factores determina la...
Pruebas de Suelo
Existen muchos nutrientes que son esenciales para el crecimiento de la planta. Para determinar las cantidades de nutrientes en el suelo se utiliza una prueba de suelos. Los resultados de la prueba...
Conserving Water in Your Landscape
Water is a precious natural resource that should be conserved in all endeavors concerning landscape management. In urban areas as much as 60% of all water usage goes to maintaining landscapes. Much...
Stabilized Construction Site Entrances
Introduction Polluted stormwater is currently the greatest threat to our nation’s water quality. The activities of construction sites, and the responsible actions taken to minimize sediment loss...
Rain Garden Plants: (Eutrochium spp.) – Joe-Pye Weed
Rain gardens are becoming an increasingly popular option for gardeners who want to create an aesthetically pleasing garden that manages runoff, improves water quality, and provides wildlife habitat....
Rain Garden Plants:(Physocarpus opulifolius) – Ninebark
Rain gardens are becoming an increasingly popular option for gardeners looking to create an aesthetically pleasing garden that manages runoff, improves water quality, and provides wildlife habitat....
Rain Garden Plants: Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Rain gardens are functional, ornamental landscape features designed to protect downstream water quality. By capturing stormwater runoff and allowing it to soak into the ground, these gardens...
Rain Garden Plants: Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) is a native, woody shrub suited for use in rain gardens. Rain gardens are landscape features that help to protect downstream water quality by capturing stormwater...
Rain Garden Plants: Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
A rain garden is a shallow vegetated depression designed to capture stormwater runoff and allow the water to soak into the soil and drain into underground water reserves. These gardens function as...
Rain Garden Plants: Iris sibirica
Rain gardens are functional, ornamental landscape features designed to protect downstream water quality. By capturing stormwater runoff and allowing it to soak into the ground, these gardens...