There’s an art and a science to managing weeds without toxic chemicals. Maintaining a low-weed garden requires ongoing landscape maintenance. We explain our organic approach to weed control and answer some of the weed-related questions that we hear most frequently from our clients. This information will support the reduction of weeds over time.

Join us on Saturday, July 18 to learn how ecological landscaping can relieve landscape headaches, enhance your outdoor living space, and benefit our ecosystems. Our Land Organic’s founder and managing director, John Hemmerle, is leading a workshop about Home Landscape Transformations that will feature real-world examples local to the Cincinnati region. 

Rowan Strippelhoff is our new Assistant Landscape Designer, bringing creativity and a passion for native plants to our ecological landscape design studio. Below, Rowan shares a bit about his approach to native landscape design and shares his enthusiasm for the tremendous value of native plants.

In ecological circles, bare soil is verboten. For many reasons, we’re a huge fan of covering soil. There are several ways to do this, but our designers are big proponents of using living plants as a “living mulch” or “green mulch”. In this post, we share our 6 favorite native groundcovers and their benefits.

We all have a role to play in restoring native forest ecosystems. No matter where you live within the Southwest Ohio region, the size of your land, or your ecological know-how, you can help reclaim our forests and sustain native woodlands. Join us this Saturday to learn how! 

Jacob Thompson is our new Lead Designer and a huge source of inspiration within our ecological landscape design studio. Here, Jacob shares a bit about his approach to native landscape design as well as some thoughtful reflections about nature’s teachings. 

The Callery pear (including the ubiquitous ‘Bradford’ cultivar) is an aggressive, invasive species. The situation has gotten so dire that the propagation and sale of Callery Pear has recently been banned in Ohio. Luckily, there are a number of native alternatives to Callery Pear, all of which offer the same ornamental benefits while adding ecological benefits as well. 

After more than a decade of ecological landscaping, it’s been amazing to witness more people step into caring for our ecosystems by doing what they can in their own yards. As native landscaping goes mainstream, here are some trends that we’re observing. We look forward to the day when these trends are standard across the entire landscaping industry!