What does it mean to be "Green"...
As long time members of the "Green" Industry, we have always felt very strongly that sustainable practices such as, Integrated Pest Management, landscapes that use native plants and involvement in the community recycling program are our vital responsibilities as professionals.
We have carried a wide variety of Organic and Natural Lawn and Garden products for over a decade, and we are continually testing new products to see what works best. We practice Integrated Pest Management (IPM), both on our grounds and in our landscape designs. IPM uses cultural methods and relies on placing the correct plant in it's ideal growing conditions to reduce the incidence of insects and diseases in the landscape. Chemical controls and poisons should be a last resort when other "soft" pesticides and organic techniques have failed. For more information on this important topic, download our Free "Gardening Guide" on IPM. Or Stop in and ask one of our skilled IPM experts for more information.
Here at Lake Cable Nursery we also collect used plastic nursery pots and flats year round, recycling and reusing as many as possible. By doing so, we hope to reduce the amount of plastic pots that end up in local landfills or worse.
Used nursery pots are also available for purchase for our residential and professtional customers, call for pricing.
Where the Natives are...
Planting species of popular perennials, trees and shrubs that are native to the Northeastern United States and Ohio is a vital part in creating a sustainable garden. Native varieties such as Purple Coneflower and Redbud trees not only reduces the incidence of foreign insect pests and many diseases, but also attract wildlife and pollinators to your garden and landscape. Native plants also require less water to become established and ultimately survive, as they evolved in our climate and are very well adapted to our soils. We recommend planting several native species together, preferrably with different seasons of interest for a beautiful garden all year long.
We carry many native plant varieties and the list keeps growing each season. Stop in today for a FREE brochure or call 330-499-4786 for more information!
What we're reading now...
Fruitless Fall by Rowan Jacobsen
Jacobsen explains to the reader why Honey bees are so important to modern day agriculture and describes the puzzling events leading up to Honey bee decline due to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). He explores possible causes for this mysterious disappearance of these valuable arthropods, and most imporantly, discusses what we can do to help save them.
Many people will remember that Rachel Carson predicted a "silent spring", but she also warned of a fruitless fall, a time with no pollination and no fruit. The fruitless fall nearly became a reality when, in 2007, beekeepers watched thirty billion bees mysteriously die. And they continue to disappear. The remaining pollinators, essential to the cultivation of a third of American crops, are now trucked across the country and flown around the world, pushing them ever closer to collapse. "Fruitless Fall "does more than just highlight this growing agricultural catastrophe, it emphasizes the miracle of flowering plants and their pollination partners, and urges readers not to take the abundance of our Earth for granted. A new afterword by the author tracks the most recent developments in this ongoing crisis.
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