Ahhh, June. The rain is gone, the bugs are buzzing, and there is adequate light to bar-b-que at 9 p.m. (just when it begins to cool off). I don’t know about you, but I started wearing sunscreen in mid May; my skin… Continue Reading
People have been grafting plants for so long there is no adequate evidence of when it all began. A Sumerian text dated around 1800 B.C.E. refers to grapevine shoots that were meant to be planted at Mari (present-day Iraq). Although… Continue Reading
With Arbor Day close at hand, I would like to share a little history of this holiday we tree-huggers look forward to each year. The whole thing started with a man by the name of J. Sterling Morton. Morton shared… Continue Reading
Imagine if you will a world without trees. Virtually no trees. What would it look like? Feel like? Vast. Spare. Hot. Cold. Windswept. Desert landscapes, grassland prairies and plains come to my mind. In their own way these almost tree-less… Continue Reading
As I walk through the streets of downtown, I find myself enveloped in the sweet scent of early spring. This is a special time of year. It’s that time when the gray clouds of winter give way to blue skies,… Continue Reading
February is the time to celebrate love and all its glory. Trees have played a prominent role in mythology when it comes to love, either heartwarming or morbid. In Greek mythology, the nymph Daphne turned into a laurel tree when… Continue Reading
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