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“Hey there, you with the stars in your eyes …” Since my earliest days as a botanist, I’ve felt a profound connection between earthly plants and the heavens. While[...]
05 Feb 2013
A plant will do just about anything to get noticed. Especially when the survival of its species is at stake. Their ‘need to seed’ begins in late Spring and Summer, while seeking th[...]
30 Nov 2012
What me worry? It wasn’t the soil. It was stress that killed the hedge. At least that’s what I was told by the consulting arborist I brought in to explain the sudden death of a box[...]
29 Jun 2012
Thoughts From A Plant Maven Plant shopping brings out the kid in me. Nurseries are my grown-up candy stores, satisfying an adult version of a sweet tooth —without the cavities. I’[...]
01 May 2012
What Marks the Arrival of Spring for you? Is it one thing in particular? Perhaps the classic sighting of the first robin, spotting the first snowdrops or crocuses, or seeing bags [...]
31 Mar 2012
My son’s Third Grade science class was learning about life cycles, specifically those of plants. Having long ago been type-cast as ‘the go-to gardening guy,’ I was a natural choice[...]
04 Mar 2012
Dear Village of Nyack: Good-bye. It was fun while it lasted. I just won’t be able to see you anymore. I will certainly miss watching you move through each day, from the early morn[...]
02 Feb 2012
I’m not crazy about the month of November. It drags us out of the last crisp days of autumn and shoves us into the clutching grip of early winter. Though, aside from manhandling us[...]
01 Nov 2011
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