Garden Tips

Wind, Data, Interns, and Power In the City

My collaboration with my 17 year old intern studying the data & impact of bus traffic on wind turbines in the city.

VAWT4All Initial Data Collection

A pop up blogpost created by one of my High School interns at Mezzacello. Data collection and models. Learn more here.

Earth and Her Water

A visualization of the extreme shallowness of Earth’s oceans and icecaps and how rare fresh water really is. This is why water is precious.

The Garden of Grace and Charity

We found this sculpture in Virginia. We have been looking for something this charming for years. Now we have her in the garden.

Tour The Pollinator Runway

Welcome to the post Tour The Pollinator Runway. This section of the gardens at Mezzacello is dedicated to insects, birds, and small mammals who improve the biodiversity of the gardens.

Tour The Hornbeam Allee

Welcome to the Tour the Hornbeam Allee. This area is also called the Secret garden and is a bird and human santuary.

Tour The Hornbeam Allee

Intentional Accessibility At Mezzacello

This is an update post on the expansion of raised planting beds at Mezzacello Urban Farm. along with new walkways.

Ford F-150 Has a Name Now

We finally got name signs for the Ford F-150 so it is a Mezzacello truck now. It’s about time!

USDA Zones vs EcoRegions

The USDA Hardiness zones are broad approximations of climate and weather reality. The truth is more complex.

Expanding the Growing Area of Mezzacello 2023

This is a post detailing the construction of 16 new raised bads at Mezzacello and I how I did it and why!