Category: The Green Life

Notice the yellow warning signs placed on a lawn after a professional lawn care treatment. By Arthur Oslund Ask your lawn care provider for a list of all chemicals put … Continue reading “How Dangerous Are Lawn Care Chemicals?”

By Peter Groffman Native Plant Trust Many people – especially those in the environmental community – think residential yards, and the seemingly endless expanse of suburban landscape are biological wastelands. … Continue reading “Good question: Why do all the neighborhoods we live in look so similar?”

Dear Dr. Biden: Like many Americans, we were thrilled to watch President Biden’s inauguration last week.  We applaud the President’s recommitment to the Paris Climate accord and his pledge to … Continue reading “An Open Letter to First Lady Dr. Jill Biden: Please Grow Native Plants in the White House Gardens”

In a pandemic, do local streams stop flooding, does trash stop pouring down storm drains, winding up in our local waterways, or do pollutants stop seeping out of pipes to … Continue reading “2020: Continuing Our Work Under COVID-19”

I have enjoyed getting to know some of our streams, otherwise known as stormwater management channels, this Fall while working with our Green Towson Alliance stream cleanups. We first did … Continue reading “Towson’s Streams are Lovelier Than Ever in a Pandemic”

By Benjamin Vogt prairie inspired garden design and author of A NEW GARDEN ETHIC Creating a new pollinator garden for your yard can be daunting, especially when you are new … Continue reading “Creating a 100-foot Prairie-Inspired Pollinator Garden”

Furniture Thrift stores allot varying amounts of floor space to furniture.  You can usually find nice, often vintage pieces that will meet your needs. (1,2)   If you are looking for … Continue reading “Buying furniture and linens at a Thrift Store”

By Polly Barks Zero waste orders from Amazon: it can (almost) be done. The question is: do we really want to? Not all of us are living Pinterest-worthy zero waste … Continue reading “Tips on getting near zero-waste orders from Amazon”

make 5 changes to mitigate the climate crisis The student Climate Strike last September helped to hone our attention on the reality that our planet is changing, and we must … Continue reading “Be the Green Change”

By Anne-Marie Bonneau (With apologies to Michael Pollan for another riff of his quote, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly Plants.”) Why Does She Keep Posting Pictures of Her Underwear? … Continue reading “Wash Laundry, Not too Much, Hang to Dry”