Nashua Link Ink, June 27, 2025
NASHUA, NH – Suburban neighborhoods are best known for lawns and decorative plantings. One yard in Nashua stands in stark contrast to the cliche landscape, with a garden that is certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a Wildlife Habitat.
Gardener Barb Young has created an outdoor oasis that is a deliberately designed and nurtured refuge full of indigenous plantings. She selects plants that have symbiotic relationships with insects, providing them with a native food source that they have evolved to consume.
Why People Are Replacing Lawns with Clover
Jun 20, 2025 6:46 AM EDT
Clover lawn in The Big Little Garden
From mowing to watering to fertilizing, maintaining a grass yard can require a lot of work and money; not to mention, grass lawns have a pretty high environmental footprint. For those reasons, more and more homeowners are transforming their grass lawns into clover lawns, which can be low-maintenance, affordable, and gentle on the environment. Read full article here.
The self-guided walk-through garden tours in Nashua and Hollis featured local residents showing off their properties, with proceeds going back to Symphony NH in support of their concerts and musicians. This year’s tours featured six gardens; Cindi Owning, of Hollis; Liz Barbour, of Hollis; Vangi Collins, of Nashua; Barb Young, of Nashua; Diane Ventresca, of Nashua and Giorgio Sciortino, of Nashua. Read full article here.
“From front to back, and even stretching along both sides of the house, her property acts as a magnet for monarch butterflies, bees and hummingbirds, among other critters who stop by her serene sanctuary.”