Gardening Tip: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It!
Here’s a principle about laidback gardening that I don’t emphasize nearly enough: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” WhenContinue Reading
Category: Environment
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Stabilized Plants: Death Becomes Them
I first heard of stabilized plants over 30 years ago. At that time, a local company was importing “stabilized bonsais”Continue Reading
Don’t Forget Where Your Oxygen Comes From!
Everyone knows that humans — indeed almost all animals — breathe oxygen (O2) and therefore absolutely depend on this moleculeContinue Reading
Do You Suffer From Plant Blindness?
Plant blindness is a fairly new term, coined in 1998 by the American botanists James Wandersee and Elizabeth Schussler. TheyContinue Reading
Plants 8 Times More Effective in Reducing Air Pollution in Urban Centers Than Formerly Believed
A recent study suggests that plants are even more effective at reducing air pollution in urban centers than previously thought.Continue Reading
The Dark Side of Earthworms
When I was a kid, my family used to spend part of every summer at Uncle Don’s cottage on GoContinue Reading