Sustainability
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Integrating Soil Health and Water Conservation
Rainwater that lands on a roof does not have to rush straight toward the street. Downspouts…
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Smart Water Management
A brown lawn is not always a dead lawn. During hot, dry weather, cool-season grasses can…
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Parasitic Wasps Offer Precision Pest Control
Parasitoid wasps, or parasitic wasps, may be tiny, but they play an important role in keeping…
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Jumpstart Your Fall Composting Success
As some Connecticut gardens peak in July, residents are trimming plants, pulling spent vegetables, mowing lawns,…
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Be “Water Wise” — Grow Native Plants
In 2011, Texas experienced its worst one-year drought since 1895. Water restrictions were intense, and reducing…