Garden Education Blog
Hell Strip Makeover!
A list of hardy, drought tolerant, salt tolerant plants to use in a hell strip — the urban strip of land between the sidewalk and street!
Compost: Give Your Garden a Boost!
Compost is critical for soil and plant health in your garden! It improves moisture retention, nutrient availability and improves soil structure.
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.
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.
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.
The Ultimate Guide to Waltham’s local green spaces.
Highlights of our favorite nature spots in Waltham.
Invasive Species That Might Live In Your Garden
An educational post about common invasive weeds in Massachusetts and how to remove them in an ecologically friendly way.
How to Cold Stratify your native plant seeds
Scratching the Gardening Itch Over Winter
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!
