Tag Archives: Trees

FALLEN LEAVES–Part I

November 6, 2012 • Categories: Fall Garden, Pat's Comments • by

FALLEN LEAVES–Part I       The City of Elgin spends $1000’s of dollars every year disposing leaves from private property.  Is this necessary?       Let’s not be so quick to have them hauled away. Fallen leaves can be beautiful. The ground was blanketed with wet leaves of every hue from livid crimson [...]

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Flames of Scarlet and Gold

October 21, 2012 • Categories: Fall Color, Fall Garden • by

Flames of Scarlet and Gold Frequently seen on magazine covers and calendars in fall, Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) is the quintessential tree of autumn with its brilliant scarlet, tangerine, and topaz foliage.  It’s the first shade tree to color, starting as early as late September,  continuing through the end of October.  A majestic tree, it [...]

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Returning Birds

March 9, 2012 • Categories: Ecology, Natural World, Spring is Coming • by

For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtles is heard in our land. Song of Solomon 2:11-12   2ND WEEK IN MARCH Returning Birds   In 1948, Paul Müller of [...]

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Underplanting Trees

March 2, 2012 • Categories: Ecology, Natural World, Spring Garden • by

Underplanting Trees in the Yard and on the Parkway True or false: Mulching  a tree circle with wood chips is the best thing for a tree,  ecologically. Actually, a wood chip mulch is the 2nd best thing for a tree.  It keeps lawn mowers and string trimmers from damaging the tree bark, it keeps down weeds, [...]

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Sycamore

January 10, 2012 • Categories: Celebrate Winter • by

Oh, the moon is fair tonight along the Wabash, From the fields comes the breath of new-mown hay; Through the sycamores the candle lights are gleaming On the banks of the Wabash, far away.   Theodore Dreiser On the Banks of the Wabash           Sycamore When my in-laws bought a new [...]

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