Living Green
Discovering Wayland’s native flowering plants
By Michele Trucksis I am a gardener of native flowering plants. I delight in the delicate blooms of early spring, known as ephemerals, and in the bright, joyful flowers of…
Bike drive nets 200 bikes for nonprofit
By Barbara HeffnerMetroWest Climate Solutions hosted a bike drive on May 16 to benefit The Bike Connector, a Lowell-based nonprofit that aims to make bikes safe and accessible for everyone.…
Less lawn, more life: the new look of Wayland gardens
By Jean MilburnOn Wayland’s quiet streets, a subtle transformation is underway. Where neatly trimmed lawns and rows of ornamental shrubs once dominated, more homeowners are replacing turf with clusters of…
Happy Hollow students clean up outdoors for Earth Day
leslie.castillo@waylandpost.orgWhen the students at Happy Hollow discovered that trash from their playground was blowing on the neighboring lawns, the communal thought among the elementary students was, "Wow there was so…
First Parish team are busy as bees, even in winter
By Barbara HeffnerA beekeeping team from First Parish in Wayland has tended hives near the Wayland Community Gardens on the east side of Old Sudbury Road for several years. The…
WHS Green Club promotes sustainable fashion
By Kavya Sawrikar The Green Team, Wayland High School’s environmental club, brought sustainability to the runway at its annual Slow Fashion Show. The event, organized in protest of the fast…
What I’ve learned road-tripping in an electric vehicle
By Michele (Shelley) Trucksis When people learn that I drive an electric vehicle, one of the first questions they ask is, “But what about long trips?” Closely followed by, “Don’t…
“Leaving the leaves” — a response to species decline
“Leave the Leaves,” a recent landscaping practice, is saving future generations of moths and butterflies, which is vital to the ecosystem. Many Wayland gardeners have adopted the new practice of…
Federal tax credits for EVs expire on September 30
More than 1,000 Wayland homeowners drive electric or plug-in hybrid cars. And with federal tax credits up to $7,500 set to expire on September 30, now’s the perfect time to…
The forest solution for tackling climate change
There's a surprisingly effective way that Wayland residents can contribute to the fight against climate change. It doesn't involve complex and expensive new technology. What it requires is safeguarding the…
