Martin Ford
Watering trees is essential in summer's heat
The trees we plant in our gardens and streets have been grown in nurseries where their roots have been pruned and controlled to create a...
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Martin Ford
Jun 15, 20202 min read
Why creating veggie gardens near trees in cities is a problem
The recent popularity of creating vegetable gardens is a welcomed and noble notion, but gardeners should take heed of the potentially...
Martin Ford
May 26, 20202 min read
How Lawns Kill Trees
A lawn mower physically prevents any tree seedling from growing by cutting it short and removing its leaves, which eventually kills the...
Martin Ford
Apr 20, 20207 min read
Top FLOWERING Trees Under 10 Metres for Urban Home Landscapes (Zone 5)
Our new ‘Top Trees’ series highlights Martin’s favourite trees under 10 metres for use in urban home landscapes. This month, we showcase...
Martin Ford
Apr 15, 20202 min read
More Reasons to Stay Home!
How to Make Your Home Landscape into a Private Haven now...(even during a pandemic!) Stay Home! … is what we’re advised. We are spending...
Martin Ford
Apr 15, 20203 min read
Flowers for Early Spring🌷🌼
There are several flowers we anticipate and enjoy once a year as the days lengthen and spring begins to transform the landscapes around...
Martin Ford
Mar 24, 20201 min read
Coping in uncertain times: A walk in the woods can help
In the midst of the uncertainty and anxiety surrounding COVID-19, when we feel like things are out of our control, one pro-active thing...
Martin Ford
Mar 21, 20206 min read
Top MAPLES Under 10 Metres for Urban Home Landscapes (Zone 5)
Our new ‘Top Trees’ series highlights Martin’s favourite trees under 10 metres for use in urban home landscapes. It's March Maple...
Martin Ford
Mar 17, 20203 min read
The Importance of Succession
When we include succession in our city landscapes, there is minimal need to replant trees as we continually do now. By succession, we...
Martin Ford
Feb 20, 20203 min read
'Shake it off' – The Benefits of Leaf Shed
All trees renew their foliage – even ‘evergreen’ conifers drop their needles after a few years. Some, however, shed them dramatically in...
Martin Ford
Feb 19, 20205 min read
Top CONIFERS Under 10 Metres for Urban Home Landscapes (Zone 5)
Our new ‘Top Trees’ series highlights Martin’s favourite trees under 10 metres for use in urban home landscapes. February is for...
Martin Ford
Jan 13, 20202 min read
Pines and Palms
Both are mysterious to present day people. We are far more familiar with grand, broad-leaf trees than with Conifers and Palms, which make...
Martin Ford
Dec 15, 20192 min read
Go Real or Go Fake
We’d like to bring a ‘real’ tree into our home during Christmas. It has a lovely scent and it revives our connection to nature. But the...
Martin Ford
Nov 16, 20192 min read
To Wrap or Not to Wrap - Preparing Trees for Long Winters
Evergreens benefit greatly from an application of water just before freeze-up. Over the long months until spring, the plants’ systems are...
Martin Ford
Oct 16, 20193 min read
Where to Plant Trees in Cities?
There are lots of places to plant trees in cities – but we are told otherwise. Below are many of the traditional reasons/rationales given...
Martin Ford
Sep 13, 20192 min read
Fall: The Season For Planting Trees
Native trees have already begun preparing for the long cold that is coming by recognizing that the day lengths are shortening.
Martin Ford
Jul 16, 20192 min read
A Cooling Trend
Our Top 20 List of how trees positively affect our cities continues with a very timely post given the heat and humidity that attends an...
Martin Ford
Jun 16, 20192 min read
If Only They Could Speak ...
Our Top 20 reasons for why trees enhance our cities continues this month as we examine the scale of time that is instantly created when...
Martin Ford
May 15, 20192 min read
Value Added - Tree Improved!
We're steadily heading through the Top 20 list of how trees add value to our lives and to our homes. This next blog hits close to home;...
Martin Ford
Apr 14, 20192 min read
Tree Life: It's More Than You Thought!
As we continue exploring the contribution to our lives of including trees in our yards, neighbourhoods, and cities, we must recognize the...
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