#ThursdayTreeLove – 190 – happiness and food
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” — Tom Stoppard ThursdayTreeLove – 190 One afternoon post lunch, my peer and friend MH and I went for a quick walk after lunch. He took me …| happiness and food
What is your favorite tree?| Second Wind Leisure Perspectives
Every year, around the middle of summer, Alex Lack finds himself surprised by the buzz in Bradfield Woods, the forest he manages in Suffolk, a county in eastern England. Standing in a glade on a warm summer day, insects flit busily between shrubs and wildflowers. Hundreds of red admiral, peacock... The post The Ancient Woodland Practice Boosting British Biodiversity appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” — Tom Stoppard ThursdayTreeLove – 190 One afternoon post lunch, my peer and friend MH and I went for a quick walk after lunch. He took me …| happiness and food
Take a tour of this Washington state garden that weaves together color and texture to amplify the yard’s natural beauty!| Garden Gate
Conifers offer year-round beauty and provide shelter for birds and other wildlife. We asked an expert for his favorite plants and tips.| Garden Gate
This is the first year of school for our kids in New England. My wife grew up in Pennsylvania, and I grew up in North Carolina. During our school years, we became accustomed to a week-long Spring Break, usually around the Easter holiday. In New England, we learned, our kids get two week-long breaks after […] The post Prunus mume: The Japanese Flowering Apricot That Brightens Winter appeared first on PITH + VIGOR by Rochelle Greayer.|
Yes, you read that correctly—Father Farges’ filbert. And no, this isn’t just another obscure plant name to tuck away in the back of your botanical brain. This is one of the most exciting trees I’ve come across in the past half-decade. This alliterative filbert is named for Father Paul Guillaume Farges, a 19th-century Catholic missionary […] The post Growing Father Farges Filbert – Corylus fargesii appeared first on PITH + VIGOR by Rochelle Greayer.|
First of all, last week was pretty awesome. The weather in Maine had been holding steady, but then on Wednesday, we flew out for our spring board meeting for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) in Chicago. When we landed, it was in the mid-80s, and Lake Shore Drive was bustling with runners and cyclists soaking […] The post A stunning white lilac – Syringa pekinensis, known as Peking lilac appeared first on PITH + VIGOR by Rochelle Greayer.|
January has been cold. Bitterly cold. Since it was my first January in Maine, I wasn’t quite prepared for just how dark and frigid this season can get. The snow-covered landscape has its beauty, but after weeks of grey skies and short days, I’ve found myself craving any hint of spring. One thing that has […] The post Magnolia ‘Ginter Spicy White’: A New Discovery from a Winter of Plant Orders appeared first on PITH + VIGOR by Rochelle Greayer.|
All across the United Kingdom, from Dartmoor to the Dark Peak, a troubling trend is emerging; the destructive, disruptive and disrespectful activity known as fly-camping. Often confused with the responsible pastime of ‘wild-camping’, fly-camping refers to unauthorised, irresponsible overnight stays where groups pitch large tents by roadsides or in beauty spots, bringing in items suchContinue reading "A Troubling Trend; Fly-Camping in Britain’s National Parks"| Northwest Nature and History
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Baobab in Madagascar During the summer, my husband went on a mission trip to Madagascar. Knowing me as he does … he saw this special tree, immediately stop to snap it and forwarded it to me…| "On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea"
I’m over at Sally Cronin’s Smorgasbord Magazine. She picked two posts from my archives and featured one of them today. I invite you to go over to visit. Sally is the most generous and supportive person in this blogging community. Her blog covers a wide range of content, including music, humor, book reviews, and more. I’ll meet you at Sally’s| The Showers of Blessings
One of my favourite subjects to draw and paint are trees. On their own, they provide a variety of design opportunities. In a group, they can provide a sense of scale to a larger landscape. They can be complex or simple. It all depends on the artist’s perspective and goal in the piece. I like [...] The post Painting Trees – Exploring Shape, Color, and Light appeared first on The Fearless Brush.| The Fearless Brush
How I paint snowy forests with gouache using a dry brush technique.| The Fearless Brush
… (hmm, this title kind of reads like a daytime soap opera). This post is about a trip to Lake Erie Metropark on June 1st. My three-hour visit yielded a lot of photos after a slow start; eventually I returned … Continue reading →| WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY
We already have Carbon Capture and Storage, says Tom Forrster-Paton – it's called trees. The post In Praise of (Natural) Carbon Capture appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.| The Daily Sceptic
Late summer droughts spell trouble for fruit and nut trees! Their roots dry quickly, leading to fruit drop and poor yields. These 11 species need extra water near the end of the growing season. Join expert grower Jerad Bryant to discover which of your trees needs special care this season.| Epic Gardening
Around ten years ago, I wrote a post on National Arbor Day. It was inspired by a Library of America story. The thing is that then I didn’t, and I still don’t hear, about Arbor Day anymo…| Whispering Gums
By Vern Bastable, past director, GreenUP Ecology Park A note from GreenUP: After 13-plus years with GreenUP, Vern Bastable has accepted a new role with the Lower Trent Conservation Authority.… Read More » The post Leafing a legacy: Five must-see trees at GreenUP Ecology Park appeared first on GreenUP.| GreenUP
By Susan Sauvé, board chair, GreenUP Trees are a natural air conditioner, shading homes, businesses, parks, and trails from the heat of the sun, helping to keep temperatures down during… Read More » The post Saving young trees in a hot, dry summer appeared first on GreenUP.| GreenUP
Stemflow hydrodynamics offers rich physics that seeks to describe water and matter cycling within the atmosphere-biosphere-geosphere with implications for water resources planning.| Eos
Persistent spatial patterns of summer weather extremes in the northern hemisphere recorded in tree ring growth records provide a thousand-year history of jet stream ‘wave5’ dynamics.| Eos
Adirondack farmers are adopting agroforestry practices like silvopasture to build climate resilience, boost income, and sequester carbon| Adirondack Explorer
How Peter Follansbee provided the perfect project for some precious lumber John Mahoney retrieved from his father.| FineWoodworking
By Jacob Rodenburg, executive director, Camp Kawartha Imagine if every person gave over just a little patch of their land — to plant a tree, build a pollinator garden, restore… Read More » The post Reconciling with the Land initiative combines Western science and Indigenous Knowledge appeared first on GreenUP.| GreenUP
Forest Park, a 5,100 acre (2,064 hectare) park located in the West Hills of Portland, was the dream of landscape architects the Olmsted Brothers, back in 1903. However; it wasn’t until 1948 that th…| Travels Through My Lens
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598th Sunday TreesTrees around Ireland (75) Bantry House and GardensWild Atlantic Way overlooking Bantry BayCounty Cork, Ireland —————– Previous: Sunday TreesIrish Tree SeriesEuropean Tree Series Greece Tree SeriesPortugal – Spain Tree Series ______________________________________________ © by rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings … Continue reading →| "On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea"
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Once a year we have spring in Michigan, and this is it. Ha. Let that big talk on my part sink in a little. I am not at all sure we are having spring yet. Maybe what we have now is just a cold, rainy, and off putting version of pre-spring. Maybe I missed [...] The post Once A Year And This Is It first appeared on Deborah Silver & Co..| Deborah Silver & Co.
April 18, 2022 - As I entered the forest for the first time, I was keenly aware of its beauty - and my ignorance. I had no idea how to care for a forest. By James Amadon| The Ecological Disciple
Typically, mango trees live well past 100 years, giving fruit until the late stages of their life cycle. Mango trees planted from seeds usually take 7-8 years to give fruit.| PlantNative.org
During sugaring season, Aaron Wightman can’t seem to stay off Maple TV. That’s what he calls the phone app he relies on to monitor the forest he oversees near Cornell University. Earlier this spring, the news was sweet. “Right now, it's pouring in. It's quite a sap run we've got going,” Wightman says when interviewed in March — peak time for maple sugar production. The app lets him and the rest of his team at Cornell track virtually every part of the complex, vacuum-sealed netwo...| Scienceline
The above photo is of a recent breakage that hadn’t happened last week, so I’m guessing it’s an example of that ‘summer branch drop’ that TV news bulletins have been warning the UK about. We’re told to beware of apparently healthy trees dropping apparently health boughs due to the lack of rain. One theory is … Continue reading Branch Drop?| Writing Wrinkles, and Random Ramblings
The 80th anniversary of the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 was remembered in a ceremony in Tavistock Square, including the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, when a new cherry tree …| Bloomsbury Squares & Gardens
While some ornamentals flourish in summer, others can get sulky. Japanese maple leaves turning brown is a sign something is wrong – here's why your acer is off color| Latest from Gardening Know How
To plant a tree is to affirm one’s faith in the future, while at the same time reckoning with the sadness inherent in the comparative brevity of a human lifespan. The post Messengers of the Eternal: Trees in Life and Literature appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about the annual cascade of autumn leaves. Joe L. Wheeler| Travels Through My Lens
"Starry Night In The Forest" is a magical landscape forest lake scene in the style of Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night". This tutorial will show you how to paint this step by step with acrylic| Tracie Kiernan - Step By Step Painting
Is your hydrangea not blooming? This is a common issue, and the good news is that it’s usually fixable. One of our dear readers expressed frustration with her 4-5 year old hydrangea not blooming (from a comment left on our Planting Calendar), so we’re sharing some valuable insights and recommendations. Here are five things that| Farmers' Almanac – Plan Your Day. Grow Your Life.
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Snapshot: Approaching fig season| The Last Word On Nothing
Forest Primeval, California Redwoods “The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always…They are ambassadors from another time.” John Steinbeck T…| Travels and Trifles
The sizzle of summer heat has been an all too familiar feeling this year, with soaring temperatures keeping us all toasty. That’s why the best place to get outside is NYBG. It’s scientifically proven that green spaces stay cooler than the surrounding urban landscape, where concrete and asphalt soak up and radiate the heat, so...| New York Botanical Garden
This is an interesting question and it all comes down to water. Leaves are the powerhouses of plants. They convertContinue reading| Biodiversity Revolution
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After cutting down some problem trees on her property, Laura Miller realized just how vital shade trees are to keep things cool and save on air conditioning.| Gardening Know How
The Upper Robson Valley, in BC’s eastern Interior, is where the Rocky and Columbia mountains meet, locking eyes from either side of the Upper Fraser River. It extends from Prince George in the northwest to McBride in the southeast, a half million hectares peppered with cutblocks and provincial parks. This is logging country, grizzly country, […]| The Wandering Rook
European Fallow deer have walked Sidney Island, BC, since at least the 1960s, ferried over – best we can tell – by people keen to hunt them. This is not an original story. Fallow deer have been world travellers since the Roman Empire, plucked from their native range in the Mediterranean and set down as […]| The Wandering Rook
In 1879, botanist William Beal undertook a simple experiment. In each of 20 bottles, he placed 50 seeds from 21 New England weed species (1,050 seeds per bottle) and buried them under what became the campus of Michigan State University. The question Beal hoped to answer was a simple one – if farmers cleansed their […]| The Wandering Rook
The commercial release of the Honeycrisp apple in 1997 marked the end of an era. Up until that point, the development of new apple varieties followed a largely open source model. When something new…| The Wandering Rook
Beech trees are an iconic staple in many landscapes, whether man-made or natural. However, one of the key factors in growing a healthy, beautiful tree is| Tree Journey
Take a tour of this beautiful front garden in British Columbia, where simple design meets eye-catching plants to create stunning curb appeal.| Garden Gate
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There is plenty more to PEI plant life than potato farms. Discover three emblematic native plant and tree species.| WWF.CA
When I finished carving this walnut tray/bowl last week, I had no particular plans for the foot. As I looked at the broad canvas of walnut wood, an idea came to mind for a representation of forest …| David Fisher, Carving Explorations
Blossom on Padiham Greenway (author) You may find many treasures on a spring-time walk down our countryside’s old lanes; the delicate white flowers of Blackthorn, scarlet Campion, or butter-yellow …| Northwest Nature and History
You may have heard about High-Speed Rail 2, and you may have heard that it was going to (or already had) destroyed 108 ancient woodlands. That is not true. It was never true, not even before the Tories slashed the plans for Hs2 to pieces.| Phil Sturgeon
Conifers provide the garden with incredible form, color and texture in every season. Learn one expert’s secrets to designing with these evergreens.| Garden Gate
LIFE CYCLE A seed from a divine source, the tree it grows into, and the demon that follows. +++ THIRTY YEARS AGO, AS THE SUN SET Prau Sa Pritiya danced. Her chest shivered, her hips swayed—she so stirred the god of hunters that he shook his house of sky. That night there was a meteor shower: the stars fell, and set the forest afire. That night the god of hunters fell in love with Prau Sa Pritiya. + STAR SEED Divine milt. Freshly spilt, it burns hot as a furnace. Any tool forged in its heat ...| Zedeck Siew's Writing Hours
When I need to get out of my head, I go to Ellwood. This stretch of bluffs along the coast in western Goleta has trails through open grasslands and small paths that wind down to a wide beach, where you can find driftwood forts and views out to the Channel Islands. At its north end, a eucalyptus grove is home to winter roosts of monarchs. I have happy memories of wandering through the trees with a group of preschoolers in rainboots. When the sun broke through the clouds, dozens of the monarchs...| The Last Word On Nothing
If you’ve just planted a new tree or have saplings around your property, one of the biggest threats to their […] The post Effective Ways to Protect Young Trees From Deer and Other Animals appeared first on Redemption Permaculture at The Small Town Homestead.| The Modern Homesteading Podcast
Quince (Cydonia oblonga) is often overshadowed by more commonly grown orchard fruits like apples, pears, peaches, and plums. Yet, quince […] The post Quince: Why This Under-the-Radar Fruit May Deserve a Spot in Your Food Forest appeared first on Redemption Permaculture at The Small Town Homestead.| The Modern Homesteading Podcast
How did Greeley become the shady, tree-filled oasis in the desert plains it is today?| Greeley Museums
Hawthorn Trees fall under the botanic name of Crataegus. They wide into 3-9 zones which can be considered big in the garden. They grow to 15-50 and 8-85 feet tall, but they can change because of the varieties of the tree.| PlantNative.org
By memorizing a simple implementation of iterative tree traversal we simplify a large number of programming interview questions.| alexbowe.com
May 2, 2022 - A perfect lawn invites us to sit, lay, or play in its soft, green blanket. It presents us with an image of ecological health and connection. But this carefully constructed image masks multiple problems. By James Amadon| The Ecological Disciple
Oh Spring! It’s a season of contrast. Winter has ended (unless you live in Colorado, as I do, and winter continues to return until you’ve mowed the lawn at least once or twice). It’s a time of renewal, when dormant things come back to life. It’s also a time of change and anticipation and unsettledness. | The Last Word On Nothing
If you don't have room for a big tree in your garden, consider one of these dwarf trees instead| HappySprout
It's every gardener's dream to have a garden that looks vibrant and healthy throughout the year. Know the ins and outs of seasonal gardening| Welcome to Jung Seed’s Gardening Blog!
Ready to welcome spring in full bloom? Discover 13 gorgeous flowering trees that add vibrant color and charm to your garden, with tips on planting and growing each one.| The Garden Glove
Discover the truth behind common gardening myths! Learn which age-old claims hold up and which have been debunked by modern horticulture.| Welcome to Jung Seed’s Gardening Blog!
Say woodcutter, not tyrant. Repetition, not apocalypse. Love, not disappearance.Melancholy, not depression. Derrida says that the melancholic is one who refuses to forget. That melancholy is necessary. I have learned to keep my . . . Source| Brick
I like trees. Of course there are many ways of creating them (e.g. explained in this wiki article from polycount) but the tree of Airborn got my special attention because when I saw it the first time, I thought: Another thing I like about trees: you have to care about the leafs, because normally the […]| Simonschreibt.
Follow the four Ds of pruning and learn the difference between heading cuts and thinning cuts. You'll be pruning like a pro in no time!| Garden Therapy
I tried to keep this as simple as I could. I did not oversimplify it. All of the ingredients are there, the main one being “nature”. But I wanted the message to be easily understood by those who needed to hear it.| Raoul Pop
Have you been curious about growing conifers in your garden? Meet 10 different types and see which ones will grow best in your garden!| Garden Gate
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Eastern Redbud Tree is an aesthetic tree that complements the landscape and increases the diversity of birds and insects in the garden. Especially if gardeners living in America still have not planted these in their garden, we hope this guide has helped them not to waste any more time.| PlantNative.org
Arborvitae trees have a strong core trunk and a narrow upright habit, allowing them to grow tall and strong in any environment. These trees are incredibly adaptable, and while they grow in similar cone-like patterns, the forms they produce vary greatly.| PlantNative.org
The European redbud is a deciduous tree that grows to a height of 12 m (39 ft) and a width of 10 m (32 ft) at a moderate rate. It flowers in May, ripens and produces seeds in September. Bees pollinate the species, which would be self-fertile (has both male and female parts).| PlantNative.org
The homeland of crabapple trees that grow in many parts of the world is known as Asia and Malus. Crabapple trees have red, pink, and white colors. Although these trees are garden trees, they are generally used as front garden trees in landscaping.| PlantNative.org
There are many different types of magnolias, which makes choosing the right variety difficult. However, if you use the right methods and follow this article properly and thoroughly, you can grow beautiful, visionary magnolia trees.| PlantNative.org
Japanese Maple Trees are magnificent plant species with many different leaf shapes, colors, and sizes. These plants can grow up to 15 meters. Most people describe Japanese Maples as deciduous.| PlantNative.org
Flowering dogwood trees is one of the most important issues in flower care. Flowering dogwood trees is one of the most important issues in flower care. So why are trees important to humans? The interaction between trees and humans is mutually reinforcing. For example, we take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide when we exhale. Trees in garden remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and replenish it with oxygen.| PlantNative.org
Flowering Cherry Trees have decorative and productive appeal in a garden, with colorful leaves in the fall, gorgeous spring flowers, and some tasty fruits. You may also get container-friendly small and dwarf versions, which are ideal for kitchen garden ideas| PlantNative.org
The most common type of crape myrtle is originally native to China and Korea. It’s originally called “the Lilac of the South.” In 1790 after the American Revolution, André Michaux brought the plant to Charleston, South Carolina.| PlantNative.org
Birch Trees are one of the types of garden trees. It is used very frequently, especially as park trees or front gardens trees. For example, the black birch trees are used as ornamental plants on roadsides, gardens, and parks. It is highly possible to spot birch trees in a garden nearby.| PlantNative.org
Bonsai trees are beautiful and relaxing, but how do you care for them? This guide will answer your questions so you can keep your bonsai tree happy and healthy.| HappySprout
Palm trees can be a great way to inject some tropical relaxation to your home. Here are the best house palm tree types for you to add to your collection.| HappySprout
Sasquatch, Yeti, and the abominable snowman have been the stuff of legends for generations, but Japan's snow monsters are anything but a myth.| The Treeographer
Voting for the European Tree of the Year 2019 contest has begun! Learn about all 15 of this year's candidates and vote for your favorite two.| The Treeographer
Trees can add a lot to a garden, but it can be hard to choose the right one. Here are some of our favorite trees for home gardens to help you get started.| HappySprout
Looking for gardening inspiration? Why not use the 2025 Color of the Year!| Welcome to Jung Seed’s Gardening Blog!
