by Spadefoot | May 23, 2023 | Native Plants, Natural Landscape
Pictured here is Cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) which is an excellent native to add to a shady and moist spot in your yard. This attractive plant extends fronds in the spring that resemble cinnamon sticks. Co-associated with red maple swamps, these clump...
by Spadefoot | May 15, 2023 | Native Plants, Natural Landscape
Looking to seed a meadow with native plants? Spadefoot Design and Construction has you covered with their practical tips, from using cover crops to choke out invasive plants, to adding a diversity of native perennials. Be patient, supplement with grass plugs if...
by Spadefoot | Mar 27, 2023 | Native Plants, Natural Landscape
Native plants on Long Island, NY are important for sustaining local wildlife such as birds and bees. However, invasive plant species are threatening the survival of these native plants and the wildlife that depend on them. Invasive species such as Japanese knotweed,...
by Spadefoot | Feb 16, 2023 | Natural Landscape, Wetland Protection
What is Swamp Milkweed? According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), is named for the Greek god of medicine, Asklepios. Incarnata, is from the Latin carn, meaning flesh and atus, like, because its hue is sometimes...
by Spadefoot | Jan 26, 2023 | Natural Landscape
We often reference the NY Natural Heritage Program community types in our designs and plantings, thereby mimicking nature as best as we can. Here is an example of a red maple swamp forest persisting in the Massapequa Preserve....
