Silver Seed Farms

04/15/2026

We are excited about our upcoming solar projects! Making our own power is a great way to be more resilient, hedging the energy crunch and resulting rising costs.
Send us a message if you have any questions!

10/04/2025

🌼 They're not weeds—they're food for wildlife
What chemical companies call "weeds" are actually life-saving plants:

• Dandelion – first nectar for bees in early spring.
• Clover – rich source of pollen, keeps lawns alive with pollinators.
• Violets – host plants for fritillary butterflies.

Each spray kills more than plants. It starves the bees, butterflies, and wildlife that depend on them.

🚫 Stop spraying. Let them bloom.
Your lawn can be a sanctuary, not a dead zone.

03/27/2024

07/26/2022

We can all do better than our monocrop yards of water- and fertilizer- intensive grass, which has many negative effects on the environment. Wanting to encourage pollinators and beauty, we offer landscape gardening design and installation.
We each can have a positive impact.
Feel free to message us. 🌸

For generations, the neat, green lawn has been a classic part of American yards. It still dominates the landscape. But drought, pollinator health and other environmental concerns have been chipping away at that, in different ways in different places.

07/01/2021

Lawns are ecological “dead space." Experts explain how ditching grass can make your backyard thrive.

04/07/2021

Using agricultural waste as fertilizer led to healthier soils, less invasives, and more tree canopy cover

04/02/2021

Don't worry too much about these buggers. Your plants should recover from any losses. Just be patient, and enjoy the fascinating, unusual show.🙂

In their first appearance since 2004, Brood X Cicada insects are set to invade several states in the MidAtlantic and Midwest this spring.


03/07/2021

It's spring! Time to get down with the American Woodcock. 🙂

This male American woodcock has some glide in his stride and some dip in his hip. Here he is performing an early morning "sky dance" to woo the woodcock ladi...

11/19/2020

10/15/2020

Something we can do.. Keep our mowed yard very small and leave the rest for the creatures who need space to live.