Autumn’s cooler temps make it ideal for tree planting. These essential tools will help you plant correctly so your tree thrives come spring.Source: 10 Tools for Planting Trees Before Winter – Bob Vila
Is there frost in the forecast tonight? These are the best things you can use use to protect tender trees, shrubs, flowers, and edibles from damage.Source: 7 Types of Plant Covers That’ll Protect Trees and Shrubs From the Cold
Preserving the Amazonian rainforest keeps communities safe from the health risks of wildfires and deforestation, research has foundSource: ‘When the forests burn, the sickness comes’: how protecting trees shields millions from disease | Amazon rainforest | The...
Leave the Leaves, a campaign by The National Wildlife Federation and the Xerces Society, asserts that leaves are not trash, debris, or yard waste.Source: Should you ‘leave the leaves’ in your yard this fall? | Boston Globe
Tree trunks in the Amazon are getting 3.3% thicker every decade as the plants absorb extra carbon dioxide, suggesting they are more resilient to global warming than previously thought.Source: ‘The whole forest has changed’: Amazon trees are getting fatter...
We spoke to several landscaping experts to solve this conundrum once and for all—and they overwhelmingly support mulching in the fall.Source: Should You Mulch in the Fall? Experts Weigh In
From skeletal spectres to portals to the underworld, eucalypts have the power to thrill and chillSource: Spooky eucy! Let’s celebrate the haunting beauty of Australia’s gum trees this Halloween | Jess Harwood | The Guardian
Learn more about the Will-o’-the-Wisp and how this mysterious phenomenon, which has inspired faerie folklore, may actually be bursts of methane gas. Source: 7 Types of Plant Covers That’ll Protect Trees and Shrubs From the ColdMysterious, Ghostly Blue Lights...
Less than 400 angle-stemmed myrtle specimens remain in the wild in Australia. Scientists are working on ways to preserve the species so that we can bring it back at any point if it dies out.Source: ‘This needs to happen fast’: Scientists race to...
As warm summer weather comes to an end, it’s time to cut down old plants, divide perennials, and take care of these other fall gardening to-dos.Source: 10 Tasks for Closing Down Your Garden for the Season | Bob Vila
