Fall Gardening:

Make your garden greener:  learn about GreenScaping.  According to the US EPA, "GreenScaping encompasses a set of landscaping practices that can improve the health and appearance of your lawn and garden while protecting and preserving natural resources".  The EPA's Greenscapes page has all the details for homeowners.  Check it out!

Compost fallen leaves:
According to the NYC Dept. of Sanitation, the fall leaf collection program remains suspended.  If the program resumes, residents will be notified by mail of leaf collection dates and set-out procedures. 

You can still compost leaves at home.  If you have an out-of-the-way corner on your property, you can just mix the leaves with a little soil, pile them up, and leave them alone.  Next spring, you should have a mound of crumbly compost ready for your garden.

Composting 101:
To compost more than just leaves, or if you have a small space or want to compost in a closed container, go to www.nyccompost.org.

Lawns:
Continue to mow your lawn - mow high (keep lawns at 3 inches tall).  Make the last mowing of the season about 1/3 shorter than usual, to discourage matted grass and snow mold.

Continue to leave clippings on the grass

Read the Golden Rules of Organic Lawn Care,  by the Northeast Organic Farmers Association.


Cornell's gardening pages are full of information for every season.

Hudson River Valley Greenway -

5 routes are being studied as possible routes for the Hudson River Valley Greenway in the Bronx.  Click here for a discussion of the project. 

Read the Preservancy's column, Sustainable Riverdale, as published in the Riverdale Press.