EcoThumbs

Eco-friendly garden design service, proudly serving Montclair, NJ, and surrounding towns

05/22/2026

Update: We recently posted this image of wild lupine that turned out to be Lupinus polyphyllus, a West Coast species that is considered invasive in parts of the East Coast. The clue is in the leaves - our native lupine, Lupinus perennis, has 7–11 leaflets.

Apparently, mislabeling of lupines is fairly common, and they can also hybridize in the nursery trade. So let this be a learning moment for all of us: count the leaves on your lupines!

And thank you to Jessica Miller for spotting the issue. It raised awareness, and the news has already started to trickle up the supply chain!

05/14/2026

Excited to share our completed project featuring more than 75 native perennials across 20+ native species, planted as a mix of plugs and full-sized plants. Thank you JS for gorgeous photos, our team for their hard work + .co for being an awesome partner in our work.

05/05/2026

Photo of the day: this little guy was eavesdropping on the consult - clearly curious to hear all the plans for native plants installs.

05/04/2026

How stunning are the native wild geraniums!

04/28/2026

Native blooms in the garden 🌸

04/26/2026

Poison ivy is back - and how easily it blends in the garden! This native (but very troublesome for humans) plant is popping up everywhere. Learn to identify, wear closed-toe shoes when you’re outside, and consider keeping poison ivy soap on hand just in case. And PS never throw it in the fire, inhalation can really hurt those breathing in its oil.

04/16/2026

Native Woodland Garden looking magical! (And untouched by the deer)

04/12/2026

The junipers planted over a year ago are growing beautifully! Planted around them are 450 native plants - can’t wait to see how this area looks as everything grows in. 🌸

04/11/2026

Say hello to class of 2026, they have graduated from grow lights and enjoying their first outing. These are mostly edible plants grown from packets (or from seeds taken from grocery fruit) this winter: tomatoes, husk tomatoes, squash, peppers, kale, borage, watermelon, basil, and some exotics for fun dragonfruit, mangoes, pomegrantes, goji berriee, lychee plus sweet allysum and coleuses for containers. Grown right here in Montclair in a small closet all winter. This was so much fun, but also ton of work keeping them alive, fighting gnats, pruning them for size. So much respect to commercial gardeners, particularly organic ones for their hard work. 🌸🌸🌸

04/05/2026

Can you spot these invasive plants on your property? Learn to identify these so you can control the spread early on! Each of these is a very difficult invasive to get rid of chemical-free but worth the effort for a safe home.

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