Welcome to our Pollinator Field Note Series! Offshoots released a Pollinator Action Plan with the City of Somerville, in collaboration with bee scientist and expert Nick Dorian. Continue reading to take a sneak peek into our conversation about native plants,...
A new open-access study published in Nature Scientific Data offers one of the most comprehensive resources to date on phytoremediation. The research compiles results from 587 peer-reviewed studies across 77 countries, consolidating over 13,000 data points on plant...
The recent New York Times article, “Ecological Landscapes of Abundance,” offers a compelling vision of how intentional landscape design can harmonize human spaces with ecological vitality. It underscores the transformative potential of integrating native plants and...
“As we know, we are in the era of renewable energy. Conventional mining is monumentally destructive, but phytomining can give us a sustainable, domestic supply of nickel to help fuel the green transition.” – Om Parkash Dhankher, professor of molecular biology...
Somerville’s Blessing of the Bay Earlier this November, Offshoots’ design and horticulture teams, alongside Larry Weaner Landscape Associates, conducted a site visit at Somerville’s Blessing of the Bay to assess vegetation performance in one of our designed...
