Dormant Season Wisdom: Pruning with Purpose January 2026 blog by: Mitchell Nesbitt, Nursery Manager As the air cools and the last of the leaves fall, the edges of our landscapes begin to reveal their true structure. December is a month of quiet preparation—a pause in the growing season where nature invites us to look more… [Read More]
December blog 2025
Rethinking Winter Driveway Care: Why Salt Isn’t So Sweet for the Environment December 2025 blog by: Dawn Slack, Environmental Research Manager Why Using Salt on Your Driveway Can Harm the Environment While rock salt (sodium chloride) is a common solution for icy driveways, its use can have serious and lasting environmental consequences. Understanding these impacts… [Read More]
October blog 2025
Winter Sowing on the Edge: Let Nature Do the Planting October 2025 blog by: Mitchell Nesbitt, Nursery Manager October is a month of soft transitions. The air sharpens, the leaves release, and the garden quiets. But under all that stillness, a slow kind of preparation begins. While most people pack up their gardening tools for… [Read More]
September blog
Removal of Heavy Metals from Soil using Vegetation by: Dawn Slack, Environmental Research Manager Plants provide… Food for people and animals, medicine, mitigate heavy rain, buffer wind and wave energy, protection from soil dehydration, beautiful meadows for pollinators, and the list goes on and on. Plants have been used by Helping Nature Heal for… [Read More]
August blog
Hold on for Hurricane Season 2024 by: Dawn Slack, Environmental Research Manager The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) article from May 23, 2024, anticipates “above-normal activity” due to several factors including “warmer-than-average ocean temperatures”. Out of 17 – 24 total storms, four to seven major hurricanes with winds of 179 km/h or higher… [Read More]