Summer is over and the sites waiting to be converted to native meadow are ready for seeding. The tarps have been patiently blanketing the ground since we prepped the site back in July (click here to see the initial site preparation.) Lifting the tarps 3 months later reveals that they have effectively smothered the existing […]

Pycnanthemum muticum, Short-toothed Mountain Mint Mountain Mint is a terrific, multi-tasking native perennial. It attracts beneficial pollinators to the garden like a magnet. It is incredibly aromatic and makes a wonderful tea or addition to herbal lotions. It is not a true mint like peppermint or spearmint (Mentha spp.), so it doesn’t behave like those […]

Working on a 1/4 acre meadow project developed by Weatherwood Design in Hunterdon County, we used a new technique for us to treat existing vegetation due to the sensitive nature of the site and its’ proximity to a first order stream. As with any meadow seeding, pre-existing vegetation has to be accounted for, identifying and […]

In early 2010 we began working with a client at their lake front property in the Poconos. The existing landscape design tied the home into the surrounding woodland landscape and aimed to build on local native plant communities. Beyond the installation of prescribed stonework and planting we were also responsible for further development of the […]

In 2011, we continued with Phase II of the Temple North 16th Street project by 1260 Housing Development Corporation. Land Steward’s involvement in the project was to design and install a second phase of landscapes just a few blocks away on North Gratz St. Here 1260 has restored 29 historic townhomes, creating 40 energy-efficient family […]

In 2009 Land Stewards was hired by 1260 Housing Development Corporation to design and install a series of low-maintenance, drought resistant landscapes as part of a larger affordable family housing project along N 16th St in North Philadelphia, just a few blocks away from Temple University’s Main Campus. The project, Temple I: North 16th St, […]