Prepare for Planting - Cardboard and Mulch

Thinking about how you are going to get a head start on that weed patch by the side of the house? Want to take out a piece of the lawn for a pollinator patch?

Well, an ounce of preparation is worth a ton of fixing.

One of the easiest ways to deal with a plot of land is to cardboard and mulch a few weeks before planting, so that you can maintain the new design without “old” plants or weeds popping their heads back up for the first year. By the second year, the cardboard and mulch are all gone, the new plants have reached maturity and are shading out any new competition easily!

AReWild Long IslandSeptember 15, 2019education, private rewilding, sale, Garden, Cardboard

Peggy's Project : 10 Years and Not Done

Peggy Maslow is a devoted conservationist who volunteers for a wide variety of causes cutting across her beloved birds, native plants, science and eco-conservation. Her front yard is a beautiful testament to native plants, insects and birds. Peggy’s gardening philosophy is centered around allowing plants to find their own micro-niches, carefully observing what does well where and allowing design to develop over time. Her approach seems to indicate that ReWilding is less about instant gratification than patient unfolding.

CReWild Long IslandSeptember 9, 2019private rewilding, sale

Hooked on ReWilding : Joanne's Story

In 2019 Spring, Joanne Strongin signed up as a ReWild Pioneer and went through the entire process of carefully designing her yard with the expert assistance of Rusty Schmidt, Landscape Architect hired by ReWild Long Island to assist families. She carefully cleared the existing lawn, cardboarded, mulched and planted natives per design. Successful ReWilding definitely draws on good planning, execution and a massive dose of luck! Joanne was featured in a recent Newsday Story as a successful ReWilder

C, AReWild Long IslandSeptember 9, 2019private rewilding, sale

Mixed Results on ReWilding: Robert Walzer

Not every ReWilding is a success story with instant butterflies and hummingbirds! There is a lot of learning, experimentation and persistence that characterizes ReWilding … just as in any gardening. Here is a cautionary tale from Robert Walzer, bon vivant, traveler, news editor on Wall Street Journal foreign desk, and sometimes writer on music and culture.

AReWild Long IslandSeptember 9, 2019private rewilding, sale Comment

Plant Sale and Native Planting at Nassau County Museum of Art

ReWild Long Island has partnered with the Manes Art & Education Center for an Art and Garden event on September 22nd from 1 PM to 4 PM at the Manes Center. An exciting new art exhibition, together with workshops and a native plant sale. Please reserve your plants in advance to ensure availability.

ReWild Long IslandSeptember 3, 2019public rewilding, rewild activity

Cut the Grass! Phlox as an alternative for the median strip ....

Tired of watering, fertilizing, weeding and mowing the grass in the curb strip in front of your house? Well here is an amazing alternative: Creeping Phlox (phlox subulata).

Veteran gardener AnneMarie Ansel talks about why Phlox is a much superior alternative to grass on the median strip.

AReWild Long IslandAugust 30, 2019private rewilding, education, sale, Garden

In wildness is the preservation of the world

Biodiversity has been recognized as an indicator of ecosystem health, a reservoir for agricultural variety, a source of medicines, a supporter of watershed quality, a mediator against human disease and disease vectors, and an aesthetic and recreational resource.

BReWild Long IslandJuly 11, 2019private rewilding, education, saleComment

Port Becomes A Butterfly Sanctuary

The magical monarch phenomenon is endangered, and these creatures need our help!

ReWild Long IslandJuly 11, 2019butterfly, sanctuary, milkweed, conservation, restoration, private rewilding, rewild activity, educationComment

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