If you have shrubs and trees that outgrow their selected spot, begging to dominate your entire yard, this is the video for you. It is the first in a series by Plant Amnesty, an organization created with the sole purpose of ridding the world of bad pruning forever.
In Wyoming County, Pennsylvania: A family of bears were found dead after ingesting parts of an English Yew (Taxus Baccata) ornamental in a church garden. The article below explains why this isn’t a good plant for your landscape: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasonwells/family-of-bears-falls-victim-to-2016?utm_term=.dqPogmYDw#.nmKzOR7pA
Click on the link below to read this wonderful article about the interconnectedness of trees and the community they create for all of us: The Secret Life of Trees: The Astonishing Science of What Trees Feel and How They Communicate
Many compliments to Shirley for her delicious apple cake. Here it the recipe for all those who asked for it: Shirley’s Apple Cake Ingredients: 2 eggs 1 ¾ C sugar 2 heaping teaspoons of Cinnamon ½ cup of oil 6 medium apples, peeled and sliced 2 cups of flour 2 teaspoons of baking soda […]
The jefferson County Master Gardeners toured Dunn Garden in April. According to Kathi, the weather was splendid and the garden was spectacular. We have plenty more trips planned for this year!
“When I say, ‘Trees suckle their children,’ everyone knows immediately what I mean.” PETER WOHLLEBEN GORDON WELTERS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES HÜMMEL, Germany — IN the deep stillness of a forest in winter, the sound of footsteps on a carpet of leaves died away. Peter Wohlleben had found what he was looking for: […]
By Dr. Mercola video One of the most important strategies for improving your health is to grow your own food. However, that may not be so easy if you’re unaware of the importance of soil microbes. Wendy Taheri is a research microbiologist, to whom I was introduced via Gabe Brown, a farmer in North […]
written by Sarah van Gelder As mist hovers over the rolling fields of Kentucky and the sun is still low in the sky, the women of Greenhouse 17 emerge from the house they share, clippers in hand. They spread out over a field and cut bouquets of fresh flowers. “I came out here, and I […]
By Nic Fleming 11 November 2014 It’s an information superhighway that speeds up interactions between a large, diverse population of individuals. It allows individuals who may be widely separated to communicate and help each other out. But it also allows them to commit new forms of crime. No, we’re not talking about the internet, we’re […]
Click here for more information about Leaf-cutter ants and their symbiotic relationship with fugus: http://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=916 leaf-cutter
