ACER Garden Maintenance

07/12/2021

Could plants play a role in how we heat and cool our homes in the future?

04/12/2021

If you're heating with wood, there's always plenty of wood ash to go around.  While you may be hard-pressed to think of uses for wood ash in a modern home, historically it was used in

31/10/2021

Never let a bale of straw go unused, not when there are so many amazing things you could be doing with it! Here are 19 ways you can use straw in the garden.

16/10/2021

02/10/2021

Composting leaves in an area of your garden will do the same plus will make a perfect w**d barrier for your beds also a natural nutrients to it.

The leaf season has started again in the Northeast. This year please forgo the use of leaf blowers. It will save pollution, noise and gasoline and it will help protect biodiversity. If you are really concerned for your lawn grass, simply go over the leaves with your mower. This is called mulch-mowing and it is the advised method by turf grass programs and lawn care organizations. Use a broom or a rake for the hardscapes, or an electric blower if you must. Leaves are an essential part of woodland habitat and a protective layer of leaves protect and feed native woodland plants, trees and all those important insects and critters we need for a balanced ecosystem. www.healthyyards.org