It’s easy to love acers; stunning fall color – soft lacey leaves that grace our gardens and provide interest and shade, and the Acer griseum, commonly known as the Paperbark Maple, admired for the bark, is a perfect selection for many garden styles.
Monthly Archives: January 2021
forest cure
What is true for trees, is true for humans: a solid and healthy root system is needed to grow in health, maturity and stature – “All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.” Teresa of Ávila, Saint
biochar: industry update
As addressed by Kathleen Draper, IBI Board Chair in the 12/2020 newsletter, industry interest in biochar has been limited to agriculture, but recent interest in biochar has come from industries such as environmental engineering and waste management, along with an increasing number of companies, cities and countries that are embracing biochar as part of theirContinue reading “biochar: industry update”
master the garden: soil basics
Soil. A natural body embracing the topsoil, but also the subsoil and other layers above its parent rock – is a complex material that supports all life on earth and is a product of the environment – of the rock waste which is its parent material, of the climate under which it weathers, of the kind of topography upon which it is situated, of the vegetation and other organisms with which it develops, and of the length of time during which it has been developing. 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock
2020 challenging for wedding flowers
“2020 has been a challenging year to sell white roses. For the reds, however, it probably was the best year ever.” Arie van Berg, Berg Roses Publication date: Tue 12 Jan 2021Author: Elita Vellekoop© FloralDaily.com Berg Roses, growers in the Netherlands, Kenya and China, found 2020 to be a most challenging year. Half of theContinue reading “2020 challenging for wedding flowers”
strawberry blonde: a story of appreciation
Marigolds – perfume to pest repellent – these versatile flowers have a place in the garden
