Please welcome Matthew Roberts of Ginkgo Gardens. Throughout the course of the seasons, he will be educating us on different native plants that can be incorporated into a Hill garden’s scheme. –MHC ____ Have you seen all those small dark grey-barked trees with the shocking fuchsia-purple flowers up and down their branches all over town […]
A green roof system is green both because it’s planted with all sorts of vegetation and because it harbors many environmental benefits. The soil or other growing medium insulates the roof, slowing the loss of conditioned air from inside the home to the outside. It also absorbs the sun’s heat, keeping the inside space underneath […]
With cherry blossoms in full bloom and daffodils lining the streets, we are reminded that it is once again spring. The fact that these harbingers of life are being dusted in snow reminds us that it is spring in Washington, DC. And with spring comes the human instinct to connect with the earth, to go […]
There’s been much discussion on THIH about the Hill Center—the reincarnation of the historic Naval Hospital on Pennsylvania Avenue SE. The facility is scheduled to reopen in 2011 after a major renovation and restoration that included modernization of building systems and “greening” the building through design and construction. Designed by DC firm Bell Architects, the […]
Support for solar energy may be eclipsed in the District. In the last greenHILLhome update on solar energy in the District, I reported on the status of funding for residential solar projects and how the rebates were in jeopardy due to DC budget cuts and reapportioning of money. Thanks to the work of the Capitol […]