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The acre has two areas with erosion problems — one fairly serious, and the other more minor. The serious erosion problem is in the southeast corner of the lot and is undercutting our wood fence. It’s a bit downhill toward the back fence and the woods beyond, but the real erosion problem seems to stem… Read more

We needed to add a pollinator garden with native meadow plants. One of the sunnier spots of the yard happens to lie right over the septic field, which can’t take trees, so it seemed like a logical area to plant small, sun-loving plants. Read more

The Rewilding Welcome to our blog. It’s about healing an ecosystem, albeit a small one. In June 2023 we purchased a house on an acre in south-central Pennsylvania. An acre isn’t much, but it does give us some room to grow and experiment with a passion project – converting a weed-infested plot back to a… Read more

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In March 2024, we fortunately discovered a horizontal fracture through a large, mature Fagus grandifolia (American beech) just off the corner of the house. It didn’t look good, especially with many of the largest branches aimed right at the new kitchen and living room remodel we had just completed weeks before. The tree swayed menancingly.… Read more