Garden Education Blog

One day, Big memories
Daylah Glaude Daylah Glaude

One day, Big memories

Green Urb Gardens intern, Daylah, describes her volunteer experience with Waltham Land Trust removing the invasive Purple Loosestrife at Graverson Park in Waltham, MA.

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Helping the Waltham Land Trust remove Japanese Knotweed
Daylah Glaude Daylah Glaude

Helping the Waltham Land Trust remove Japanese Knotweed

Daylah Glaude, intern with Green Urb Gardens through the Waltham Partnership for Youth program, is pictured here with a group of volunteers from the Waltham Land Trust. They stand near Hardy Pond, where they worked to remove invasive plants such as Japanese Knotweed and Oriental Bittersweet.

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Volunteer experience with Habitat in Belmont
Daylah Glaude Daylah Glaude

Volunteer experience with Habitat in Belmont

Our summer Waltham Partnership for Youth intern, Daylah, shares her experience volunteering at the Mass Audubon Habitat Education Center in Belmont, MA to remove aggressive and invasive plants.

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The Reality of Pesticide Use
Mac Gaither Mac Gaither

The Reality of Pesticide Use

Pesticides cause harm in more ways than one. Find out how to beat the pests in your garden using safe and sustainable methods.

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Where to Buy Native Plants
Mac Gaither Mac Gaither

Where to Buy Native Plants

Discover where to buy New England native plants. Find a comprehensive list by Massachusetts Pollinator Network which outlines local growers who use limited to no pesticides or neonics.

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How to Cold Stratify your native plant seeds

Scratching the Gardening Itch Over Winter

garden design by Karen Dooley of Green Urb Gardens

Sustainable Fall Clean Up

Sustainable Fall Clean Up

Read our latest Educational post below to find out how Green Urb Gardens is making a difference through our ecologically-sustainable fall “clean up” practices.

Read our latest post about how to maximize your time and money when it comes to watering your garden!

Happy Pollinator Month!

Happy Pollinator Month!

Image from Pollinator.org

June is pollinator month, with pollinator week coming up June 16-22! In celebration, we are highlighting information about pollinators, the plants that help them, and how you can interact with them in your gardens! Read on below!

Year 2 of an Urban Garden

In April 2024, we took an empty, boring strip of grass next to our client’s home and transformed it into a sweet urban garden in Watertown, MA. Here’s what it looked like a year later in May 2025!

Year 1 of an Urban Garden

In April 2024, we took an empty, boring strip of grass next to our client’s home and transformed it into a sweet urban garden in Watertown, MA.

The Secret Garden…

A hidden shady oasis we designed and created for a client in Cambridge, MA in May 2024.

2024 Spring Photos

Check out some garden highlights from Spring 2024 below!