Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Forcing Spring Shrubs

February 15, 2010 by Doug  
Filed under Bulbs, Shrubs/Trees

Somebody had better tell those crocus on my front yard that they’re early. Way too early for those flower buds to survive. The last few days really has them thinking its spring out there. If I get some flowers, I’ll post them on my website for you all to drool over but [...]

i-Tree software

January 19, 2010 by Doug  
Filed under Internet, Shrubs/Trees

And I quote:
i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. The i-Tree Tools help communities of all sizes to strengthen their urban forest management and advocacy efforts by quantifying the structure of community trees and the environmental services that trees provide.
This would [...]

Eight things I like about trees

October 4, 2009 by Doug  
Filed under Shrubs/Trees

There are a few things I really, really admire about trees:
1 ) They go to sleep for the winter (I’m very tired after 2 weeks of being on the road)
2 ) They get new clothes every spring and get rid of them in the fall (I just put away the shorts and pulled out the [...]