August 25th, 2022 By Kelly Morse What does it mean to truly know a place? What’s more, what does it mean to commit to a relationship with a piece of land? Before we bought our first home in April 2021, it was a rental property for ten years. Saplings waved from the gutters, foundation…
March 3rd, 2022 By Shereen Hughes Let’s start with a riddle – Two horticulturists walk into a bar… No, not that kind. I’m talking about the riddle that has stumped the green industry for years – how to attract the next generation of workers to green industry jobs. Recruiting strategies used in…
Photo: Dave Hirschman February 7, 2022 By Beth Ginter With Candlemas/Imbolc/Groundhog’s Day this week, we have reached winter’s midpoint. We, at CCLC, are avid readers, and especially appreciate a good diversion to break up the monotony of mid-winter. Thus, we are pleased to share this link to our friend and colleague, Dave Hirschman’s,…
January 5, 2022 By Leslie Hunter Cario Searching for native plants has been a constant theme in my life. It started in high school biology class with a scavenger hunt that involved locating certain plants native to southwestern Pennsylvania and either photographing details or collecting leaves or seeds. Throughout college and afterwards, there…
October 5, 2021 Guest Blogger Bobby Whitescarver October Is Riparian Forest Buffer Month It’s riparian forest buffer month. How cool is that? Let’s celebrate! The way I celebrated was to go to our River Farm in Swoope, Virginia to see how the trees and native plants were doing in the buffers we…