Shoppers flock to Russos for annual Thanksgiving prep Nov 24, 2009
The smell of hundreds of pine, spruce and fir Christmas trees and wreaths waft across the lot, and customers bundled in thick sweaters and scarves hustle across the asphalt into the wild throng at the doors. Shoppers with grocery lists in hand navigate the maze of breads, produce and sweets. (Newton Tab, MA)
3 experts offer advice to home sellers Nov 24, 2009
Park noted that the yard lacked mature trees for shade, and recommended the cactuses be blended with softer-looking desert plants, such as yuccas ... Park estimated it would cost $2,500 to $6,500 to install a drip-irrigation system, helping current plants to thrive and making it possible to plant more trees and shrubs for softer texture and more color ... And having six to seven mature trees planted to create more shade would cost about $6,000. (AZCentral -- Home)
Sewer rates may increase 11 percent in Keokuk next year Nov 24, 2009
The purpose of the seven-page proposal is to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Keokuk and to enhance the aesthetic qualities of the environment by providing for the regulation of the planting, maintenance and removal of trees in the public right of way, parks and all public property within the City of Keokuk and by providing for the maintenance or removal of trees on private property when the public safety is endangered ... The proposed... (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Beautify your balcony Nov 23, 2009
- Ornamentals: Those heavily adorned miniature Christmas trees that fill supermarkets and discount stores are actually perfect plants for the balcony. Remove (or not) the decorations and transplant these dwarf conifers in a larger pot filled with fast-draining potting soil and place in a sheltered location. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Crunching the numbers on bioenergy rules Nov 23, 2009
The right rules will encourage the development of fast-growing grasses and trees that can greatly increase the amount of carbon absorbed by plants on marginal land and thereby reduce global warming. The wrong rules will encourage clearing of forests, which releases carbon dioxide and may even increase greenhouse gases while also threatening biodiversity. (Boston Globe)
Canal decision process hasty Nov 23, 2009
Trees, plants and wildlife radiate from their banks ... loosewheel wrote on Nov 22, 2009 9:27 AM:" Excellent letter. I can not imagine that the Herald Journal and other media outlets are not doing an indepth story of this huge fiasco. Do people realize they will lose the open upper canal and most of the open middle canal--think of the impact this will have on property owners as they watch their trees and landscaping being bulldozed down? I would think the litagation costs of this will be... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Schafer Farms gains synergy from pork and beef enterprises (11) Nov 23, 2009
To reduce swine barn emissions, they plant trees and shrubs around exhaust fans and other key areas. Brandon installed swinging waterers and uses presoaking to reduce water use by 20 percent during hot water cleaning. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Community servants, Farmer's Market plans, water bill questions top agenda for Loris City Council. Nov 23, 2009
While most other local city markets have closed for the season, the Loris market will remain open offering fall vegetables, holiday items, Christmas trees, wreaths, and other seasonal items. The hours will be a little different, beginning with Friday, Nov. 6, 13, and 20, Tuesday, Nov. 24, Wednesday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Dec. 4. (Loris Scene, SC)
A magical place Nov 23, 2009
A woodland path leads to fields of Christmas trees at Schatten Berg tree farm in Plympton ... For the past 38 years, Neil and Linda Vopat have been working to bring the magic of the holiday season to homes across the area by planting and nurturing tens of thousands of Christmas trees on their Schatten Berg Christmas Tree Farm on Brook Street ... But the trees are their true calling. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
New Olive Planting Method Prompts Calif. Oil Boom Nov 23, 2009
Gnarly trees picked by hand are being supplanted. This year, California's olive oil production will top 1 million gallons for the first time, the lion's share from 8-foot trees planted in hedgerows and mechanically harvested, then pressed into oil within 90 minutes ... 5 million trees have been tightly planted on 12,500 acres, an experiment growers hope will make California olive oil cheaper and fresher than that of their competitors. (ABC News -- Business)
Blueprint: Weekend (Weed) Warriors take on Memorial Park Nov 23, 2009
Plants like English ivy even threaten the health of the tall trees in the park, said Wilde, who led a volunteer effort that cleared large areas of ivy out of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia off South Milledge Avenue. When ivy completely covers the ground and runs up tree trunks, as it has in much of Memorial Park, the plant competes with the trees for nutrients ... The added weight of the ivy also helps bring the weakened trees down during ice or snow storms, Wilde said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Non-profit touts sustainability Nov 23, 2009
The organization is also working with the Nuestro Barrio neighborhood in south-central Phoenix, planting 110 native trees with edible pods and facilitating a community garden. Future projects include installing two urban orchards in Phoenix - one at Manzanita Elementary School and one at Southwest Autism Research rce Center. (AZCentral -- News)
Pagan Mistletoe Symbolism and Legen... Nov 22, 2009
The sacred mistletoe is a hemiparasite, partial parasite that grows on branches or trunks of trees and has roots that penetrate into the tree for food. The American plant grows on trees while the European mistletoe can also be a green shrub with small yellow flowers and white berries ... It grew on apple and oak trees, not on or under the earth. (Suite101.com)
Height of design Nov 22, 2009
The entire landscape will be over-planted so that it is very dense with indigenous plants and trees. There will be a canopy and a seemingly real tropical jungle as well as different levels of planting. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Mom Pop: Canada's oil is a must for the U.S. Nov 22, 2009
Pop: Reclamation is a top priority today where areas once mined have been covered with trees and other vegetation. Reclamation doesn't bring instant results, but reclaimed land will eventually showcase lakes, forests, wetlands, and grasslands. (Weymouth News, MA)
Dick Peck Picks More Produce Than Just Peppers (2) Nov 22, 2009
His interests included apple trees and honeybees ... Whether it s bedding plants in the spring or Christmas trees in December, Dick loves his work. (Agri-View, WI)
Greening in the season Nov 22, 2009
Pinecones are an easy-to-find craft project item, too: stack them into little "trees" or make them into wreaths (we won't go into the how-to's, but there are plenty of ideas online). Fun party idea: Invite some crafty friends over and make holiday decorations together over some mulled wine and holiday music. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Last of the fall leaves Nov 22, 2009
If you end up with a pile of these shredded leaves, you can also apply them as a 2- to 4-inch-thick layer of mulch around trees and shrubs, or on perennial beds, being careful not to mound them right against the trunks or stems of plants. The leaf mulch will help to moderate soil temperatures, retain soil moisture and keep down weeds. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
'Road' to Hell Nov 22, 2009
Trees were stripped of buds ... Trees were stripped of buds. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Bio-fuel growth raises concerns about forests Nov 22, 2009
A flurry of new, green ventures is fueling demand for trees and the debris leftover when they are harvested, which is called waste wood or woody biomass ... Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in August promised to spend $57 million on 30 projects supporting development of biofuels from trees. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Commission applies for transportation grants Nov 22, 2009
Jay wrote on Nov 12, 2009 12:06 PM:" One thing many people comment about Williston is no matter what direction you come in to town, it is very industrial and somewhat junky looking until you actually get inside the city limits. Many of the North Dakota cities have trees and shrubs planted in ditches and right of ways along the highways and interstates leading into their communites. I think Williston should work with NDDOT about getting more lighting and trees and shrubs on the stretch from the 4... (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Biologists Save Fish After Washington Landslide Nov 22, 2009
Leaning and downed trees, a mountain of dirt and rock and snapped pieces of highway remain more than a month later in the area part of a much larger prehistoric landslide thousands of years ago ... But rerouting the river channel stranded hundreds perhaps thousands of migratory and resident fish among the shrubs and cottonwood trees now in several feet of water. (Fox News)
Hanover resident begins Peace Corps journey in Panama Nov 21, 2009
Mango trees are regarded as public property and to get a mango you need to throw stones at the branches, which are weighed down by the heavy fruit, hoping a stem will snap and a mango will tumble down. There are more than 1,000 different types of mangos, each with a slightly different taste. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Sewer rates may increase 11 percent in Keokuk next year Nov 21, 2009
The purpose of the seven-page proposal is to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Keokuk and to enhance the aesthetic qualities of the environment by providing for the regulation of the planting, maintenance and removal of trees in the public right of way, parks and all public property within the City of Keokuk and by providing for the maintenance or removal of trees on private property when the public safety is endangered ... The proposed... (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Spruce up your holiday entertaining Nov 21, 2009
Ornaments aren't just for holiday trees ... "Chandelier trees are another way to dazzle your guests," says Vujinovic. (South County Chronicle, VA)
Open Space Steward: Native trees Nov 21, 2009
It looks like some of the land at Sunny Meadow Farm will be used for a native tree farm so trees can be grown and harvested for use around town by the Department of Public Works. The Stewards are looking at some blight-resistant chestnut trees and may also try to grow trees from cuttings acquired from the fantastic big chestnut tree on town common ... The first of 12 trees is up for the second annual Amazing Decorated Winter Tree Scavenger Hunt. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
David Streeter, HHS Group Recognized as South Arkansas Earth Team Volunteers of Year Nov 21, 2009
David Streeter established an area on the school's campus to plant native Arkansas trees ... The school currently has 44 species of trees planted throughout the campus ... Each year, Streeter has his forestry class identify all of the trees on the campus and make a list of what is not there based on 112 of the most common species native to Arkansas. (Hamburg Ashley County Ledger, AR)
Flying foxes sanctuary in Jharkhand Nov 21, 2009
The island has several fruit-bearing trees of the ficus family like figs -- a staple diet of the giant fruit bats. The dense greenery of the park, home to fruit-laden trees like papayas and mangoes, also ensure ample food for the bats ... They prefer trees of the ficus varieties -- like large fig and banyan trees -- to roost and easy access to water. (India Times)
Letters to the editor Nov 21, 2009
City cares for trees. Regarding the unfortunate layoffs of Department of Public Works staff ("S.F. invests in trees, gives workers the ax," Matier Nov. 16) ... The city planted 26,408 trees because they are a vital component of our ecosystem. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Penang marts must observe No Plastic Monday from Jan Nov 21, 2009
Lim said apart from this, other green projects by the state included the planting of 38,635 trees that accounted for 77% of states objective for this year. Earlier, Lim presented a sofa set worth RM6,000 to lucky draw grand prize winner of the Go Green Campaign contest, Kam Gaik Mooi, 47 from Penang. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Gillette gets more land for parks Nov 21, 2009
The Gillette News-Record: Tuesday. Friday, November 20, 2009. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Grand Canyon: A wonder year-round Nov 21, 2009
Fall, of course, is when the aspen trees erupt in a blaze of gold and amber. Often, Baker says, the trees are at their peak of color when he starts his hikes, but have shed their leaves by the time he climbs out a week or two later. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Farmers Markets Nov 21, 2009
9 a.m.-2 p.m.: The outdoor mall in the Financial District offers produce, hot and sweet kettle corn, flowers, honey, breads, bonsai trees, tamales, olives, nuts and more. FRIDAYS. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Heres the point: Ho, ho, humbug Nov 21, 2009
And lo, the full vengeance of the committee laid upon the infidels who would dare donate such religious contraband as sugar cookies shaped like Christmas trees with red and green sprinkles on them. (Possible food allergy. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
In the market for selling help Nov 21, 2009
Park noted that the yard lacked mature trees for shade, and recommended the cactuses be blended with softer-looking desert plants, such as yuccas ... Park estimated it would cost $2,500 to $6,500 to install a drip-irrigation system, helping current plants to thrive and making it possible to plant more trees and shrubs for softer texture and more color ... And having six to seven mature trees planted to create more shade would cost about $6,000. (AZCentral -- Business)
Keep The Jungle Alive Nov 21, 2009
Second, elephants can't climb trees ... Destroy the trees and you release that carbon into the atmosphere, putting the great challenge of our age averting catastrophic climate change beyond reach ... The revenue produced by the sale of credits is then ploughed back into protecting the forest and improving life in communities living along its edge, thereby giving people a reason to leave the trees standing. (Time.com)
* Montserrat rises from the ashes Nov 21, 2009
Sprinkled among the trees up hill are 12 permanent camping platforms with tents, stoves and self-inflating beds available to hire ... Throughout the week I saw an agouti X a cross between a rabbit and a rat without a tail X rummaging about behind the cottage, and brightly colored birds flitting around in the trees overhead ... Although the walkway is about 3km long, most of it was uphill, making it slow going, but that meant we had more time to investigate tropical plants en route X orchids,... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Mount Vernon's Update With History Nov 21, 2009
Hidden from the main mansion by trees, the improvements will include a connecting museum and education center and a separate orientation center ... On Friday, officials, donors and Washington descendants will plant a 30-foot-tall red maple, the first of 200 well-developed trees to be planted throughout the grounds. (Yahoo News -- Architecture)
Green Thumbs: Prepare trees and shrubs for the chilly months ahead Nov 21, 2009
Scattered frosts, swirling winds, and wet weather have undressed many of our trees and shrubs, their silhouettes a stark contrast to those, which still display their colorful autumn garb. The lingering leaves of ornamental pear trees (Pyrus) are particularly showy this season, providing a rainbow of fall colors that glow in the landscape long after the multicolored leaves of our native maples have fluttered to the earth ... I prefer to delay all major pruning of trees until late winter or early... (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Bug that dines on kudzu has pluses, minuses Nov 21, 2009
But in the warm Southern climate, the invasive species quickly got out of control, growing at a rate of up to a foot a day and smothering trees and other plants. It's unknown how the bug got here, Suiter said, adding that it could have hitched a ride in someone's suitcase or on a plant sample brought into the country. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Spotting Evidence of Directed Percolation Nov 21, 2009
Growing plants and trees on top of a landfill, a process known as "phytocapping" could reduce the. (Oct. (Science Daily)
An Inconvenient Solution Nov 21, 2009
Glaciers melting, huge areas of trees killed by beetles because they are not being killed by the cold. Radical weather, floods and tornadoes. (CBS News)
Bars & Clubs Nov 21, 2009
The dance club is pure indulgence, with multiple VIP nooks (some with PlayStation3 systems), a bit of Cocoanut Grove glam in the form of four 15-foot palm trees and vintage circular booths. The 40-foot stage jumps with DJs and go-go girls, while a large bar stretches across the opposite end of the wall. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
HSF hits Pine Trees this weekend... Nov 21, 2009
HSF hits Pine Trees this weekend ... Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 3:09 AM HST The Hawaiian Surfing Federation announced the HSF/YMCA Kaua i 2009-10 Contest No. 2, taking place Saturday and Sunday at Pine Trees in Hanalei Bay ... Surfers, families and community members should feel free to grab a friend and come out for some good surfing at Pine Trees. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Restoration project makes Jordan Creek more fish friendly Nov 20, 2009
Project organizers also removed the piled-up debris and regraded the tributary so that it followed its natural contours, planted willow trees, dogwood trees and native grasses, put in stream and bed gravel the right size for salmon spawning and put in two log jams that serve as fish habitat and to steer the water away from private property. Contact reporter Mary Catharine Martin at 523-2276 or maryc. (Juneau Empire)
Death of the mastadon Nov 20, 2009
Now we get some solid evidence that the extinction of the mastodon and other large herbivores closely followed the arrival of humans in North America, and that it preceded a pervasive change in type and prevalence of trees ... Mastodons eat black ash trees as the last ice age begins to abate ... A major ecological change did follow the elimination of large mammals, however, as documented by pollen representing a new assembly of trees, including ash and ironwood, which had probably been held in... (Why Files)
The best beaches in SA? Nov 20, 2009
Camps Bay; Western Cape: An iconic Cape Town beach, with palm trees lining the promenade of cafs and restaurants and the Twelve Apostles behind. Bloody cold water, except from Feb to April, when its simply refreshing. (iAfrica.com)
More of this story Nov 20, 2009
To ruin 20-year-old trees is criminal. In addition to the potential loss of 300 acres approximately 10 percent of the land currently in coffee production placing a landfill about a mile away from the company s visitor and sales center will jeopardize the entire operation by undermining the company s image, Katayama said. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Board is working hard for residents Nov 20, 2009
Seems like this part of the study should have been conducted prior to spending millions on architects, new roadways and wiping out all those beautiful trees next to the township municipal building. What a waste of our hard-earned tax dollars. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)
Gardener to provide year-round growing tips Nov 20, 2009
She started with two pine trees and a crape myrtle in the front yard in 1992 ... She also makes use of layers, blending plants together, such as placing shade-loving gingers under taller ferns planted under ornamentals and trees ... "I love cedar trees. I think they're the best trees in the world." She has some beauties, too, including the weeping varieties. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Right plants fit space, last much longer Nov 20, 2009
You also need patience regarding trees in the landscape. Quite often trees that grow quickly also die quickly ... In their hurry to have an established looking landscape, homeowners choose rapid growing trees and then frequently wind up replacing them much earlier and more often than if they had used slower-growing, longer-lived trees. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Across the Pond and Beyond: The seasons they turn, turn, turn Nov 20, 2009
Speaking of trees and the season, admittedly, I ve not researched the word origin of fall as it relates to the season, but my assumption would be that it s directly related to the deciduous trees that lose their leaves this time of year the leaves fall ... There are other tree-related things that fall from trees this time of year ... The horse chestnut trees drop their shiny brown nuts that kids like to collect. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Relax in South Carolina's Grand Strand Nov 20, 2009
During the first three weeks of December, the garden hosts Nights of a Thousand Candles, when trees, trails and gardens are adorned with lights as musicians and carolers provide seasonal entertainment. Low Country culinary treats such as she crab soup, fried shrimp and chicken bog are available for purchase from 3:30 to 9 p.m. during Night of a Thousand Candles. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Gillette gets more land for parks Nov 20, 2009
The Gillette News-Record: Tuesday. Thursday, November 19, 2009. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Sting's winter of content continues to confound Nov 20, 2009
And then, he does this: He releases an album as heartfelt, as deeply spiritual, as unadorned of pretence, as starkly beautiful as bare-limbed trees in snowfall. If On A Winter's Night is a journey into the deep still forest of melancholy, via the paths of the lost and loved, the found and forlorn. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
State offers 'bittersweet' message about those holiday wreaths Nov 20, 2009
Oriental Bittersweet is known to kill mature trees through strangling, and multiflora rose can form impenetrable thickets that keep out native plant species. Both species are difficult to control because even when the plants are cut, remaining segments in the ground will re-sprout. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Its beginning to look a lot like Catskill (15) Nov 20, 2009
The bare trees looked like brown fur. Later, when it snowed, the sight of dark trees against white snow looked even more striking. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Southern California citrus quarantine expansion a plus for Imperial County growers Nov 20, 2009
Citrus trees in parts of the county have been under quarantine for more than a year to prevent the spread of Asian citrus psyllid, which are brown, dusty-colored insects about 3 millimeters to 4 millimeters long and can carry a disease that has decimated citrus crops ... The disease not only kills the trees over time, but also makes the fruit bitter and inedible, she said ... There are citrus trees all over the county. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Fall cleanup Nov 20, 2009
"I recommend that people use their leaves and pine straw for mulch in their planting beds and under their trees," Hoffman said, "This material gradually decomposes, and it conserves moisture and helps tree roots." ... Burning should be done in a large open area away from structures, trees, and other combustibles ... "Now is a good time for dividing perennials and for planting new plants, including trees, shrubs, and ground covers," Hoffman said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
NZ leader puts his faith in science, not politicians in Copenhagen Nov 20, 2009
The truth is, he says, the growth of emissions has been completely offset by planting 600,000 more trees. But the Prime Minister is acutely aware of the influence of consumers as regulators. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
On warming, peat is the elephant in the room Nov 20, 2009
Peat, formed over thousands of years from decomposed trees, grass and scrub, contains gigantic quantities of carbon dioxide, which used to stay locked in the ground. It is now drying and disintegrating, as once-soggy swamps are shorn of trees and drained by canals, and when it burns, carbon dioxide gushes into the atmosphere ... For example, Hadrianyani, the firefighter in Taruna Jaya, also has another job: He clears peatland of trees and scrub for cultivation -- a task done most easily by... (MSNBC -- International)
Literary Technique: Overstatement Nov 20, 2009
The results, according to legend, are all the apple trees. While there may have been a man like Johnny Appleseed, he probably didn't plant all the apple trees in the American frontier. (Suite101.com)
Getting in the groove at Grove Steakhouse Nov 20, 2009
The steakhouse feels a bit closed in, with a low ceiling and Disney-style faux trees in the middle of the room. Once the hostess takes you inside, youre immediately in the dining area. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Bugs could bite citrus business Nov 20, 2009
Two Asian citrus psyllids were discovered last month in Yuma County, a prime citrus-growing area where many Valley nurseries get their supply of orange and lemon trees ... The AZDA has imposed a quarantine on citrus trees in western Yuma County ... The quarantine applies to the transport of citrus trees into and out of western Yuma. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Energy plant a jolt for workers Nov 20, 2009
The 100-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant would be built on about 500 acres where dead citrus trees stand just north of the Visitor Complex, north of NASA Causeway and west of State Road 3. The long-term workers would study how to make solar panels more efficient. (Florida Today)
