Agencies are spending millions to thin forests to safeguard mountainside communities from future wildfires and post-fire floods.Source: Bill Williams forest thinning project aims to prevent wildfires
When it comes to tree planting, landscapers can contribute to a more resilient, adaptable urban forest by thinking beyond beauty and aesthetics.Source: Tree Planting: Evolution Of The Tree | Turf Magazine
Lining the streets of many American city suburbs are living fossils, which unlike many stories of man’s interaction with nature, involves nature as the destroyer, and mankind, the savior.Source: Ginkgo Trees Were Going Extinct on Their Own; Then Humans Saved These...
Your plants are more likely to die from too much water than too little.Source: How to Water Houseplants (and How to Know if You’re Overwatering) | Better Homes & Gardens
Every tree, even an evergreen, can be an air quality monitor. That’s the conclusion of researchers who measured the magnetism of particulate matter on the needles of evergreen trees. That measurement, they found, correlated to general air quality, suggesting...
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...
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...
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...
