We’ve never seen a lawn look greener. Source: How to Aerate Your Lawn | Better Homes & Gardens
The role of forests as carbon sponges is well established. But comprehensive new data suggests that forests deliver climate benefits well beyond just storing carbon, helping to keep air near and far cool and moist due to the way they physically transform energy and water. Source: The world’s forests do more than just store carbon, […]
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Add some positive energy to your home by growing this fun houseplant! Source: How to Grow Lucky Bamboo | Better Homes & Gardens
You’ll have more time for relaxing in your garden now. Source: 10 Landscaping Tips for an Easy-Care Yard | Better Homes & Gardens
Reports of tree canopy coverage dwindling across city suburbs raise pressure on local government and other authorities’ efforts to improve the health of urban street trees. New research has found stormwater interception and infiltration that allows water to soak into tree root zones is proving effective for a shady tree canopy in concrete urban environments […]
A Sitka spruce, non-native to the Southern Hemisphere, grows on subantarctic Campbell Island. It was planted at the start of the 20th century. Source: World’s Loneliest Tree Holds Court on New Zealand Island | Treehugger
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Matching the capability of different tree species with the types of contaminants present in soil and water is critical in phytoremediation. A research team has developed a new contaminant prioritization tool that has the potential to increase the effectiveness of phytoremediation in landfill clean-up. Source: Research gives trees an edge in landfill clean-up — ScienceDaily
Fungal disease represents one of the greatest threats to tree industries and forests in the United States. They’re carried by invasive wood borers from overseas. A pre-invasion risk assessment tested 111 fungi samples extracted from 55 Eurasian beetles. None of the greenhouse-grown oak or pine saplings inoculated with the fungi died during the study period, […]