With a little attention and planning, your yard can contribute to sustainable living practices. Here Missy Henriksen with the National Association of Landscape Professionals explains how you can maximize the environmental benefits of your yard. Source: Video: How to Make Your Yard More Sustainable | LoveYourLandscape.org
How can conifers that are used, for example, as Christmas trees, keep their green needles over the boreal winter when most trees shed their leaves? Science has not provided a good answer to this question but now an international team of scientists has deciphered that a short-cut in the photosynthetic machinery allows the needles of […]
For some plant lovers, working from home is an opportunity to up their growing game. Source: Forget succulents: indoor trees are the hot new plant trend | New York Post
Like most homeowners, you undoubtedly want your trees to be healthy, but unless you are a landscape professional, it can likely feel like you are just guessing about how to care for your trees and how to fix them when there is a problem. So let’s learn a bit of what the pros know, starting […]
When the north winds start to blow and flakes dance in the air, the only tree many people think of is the one they decorate with tinsel and twinkling lights. However, the trees outside your window need attention at this time of year as well. Trees, like all living things, need protection from winter’s advances […]
If you’re deep in the doldrums of working from home for what feels like forever, may we suggest tree therapy? Okay, forest bathing in full may not be possible for you, but letting a tiny tree into your life might help. In fact, there are plenty of mini indoor trees that would love to find […]
Beat the crowds and see these natural wonders before the snow melts. Source: Beautiful photos of U.S. National Parks during winter | National Geographic
Taking “awe walks” boosts emotional well-being as people try to look for the wonder in the world around them. Source: Why You Should Take an ‘Awe Walk’
Massive explosions of energy happening thousands of light-years from Earth may have left traces in our planet’s biology and geology, according to new research. Source: Tree rings may hold clues to impacts of distant supernovas on Earth — ScienceDaily
My mother never quite got round to learning the names of the trees she loved. I’m trying to fulfil the commitment she could never keep Source: Stuck at home, I discovered the joy of identifying trees | Life and style | The Guardian
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