You’re probably familiar with these words of wisdom: “The tree that does not bend will surely break.” “The virtue of the superior man is wind; the virtue of the small person is grass. When wind passes over it, the grass is sure to bend.” In...
Particularly in this age of fancy beards — the era of Dollar Shave Club, moustache wax, and lumberjack chic — men often compare their facial hair to natural plant growth. “Woodsy topiary.” “Facial forest.” “Handsome hedges.” And it is certainly true that trimming your beard,...
A recent storm caused a very old White Oak tree to break and collapse in northern Ohio, bringing three centuries’ worth of growth to a conclusion. The storm, called a “microburst” in meteorological terms, had caused winds of more than 100 miles per hour to...
2019 has been a rough hurricane season already. The Atlantic Ocean hurricanes began May 20th with Subtropical Storm Andrea. Subtropical Storm Andrea Hurricane Barry Tropical Storm Chantal Hurricane Dorian Tropical Storm Erin Tropical Storm Fernand Tropical Storm Gabrielle Hurricane Humberto Tropical Storm Imelda Hurricane Jerry...
9/15/19 Okay, this is a rather remarkable program, and many people have no idea it even exists. The Cincinnati Parks Foundation (with the assistance of the Duke Energy Foundation) will give you free trees, if you would like to plant more in your yard. You...
We all know that plants love water. Too much water, though, and your plants can suffer. There are some situations (floods, for example) where it’s obvious that excess water can be a problem for plants or trees in your yard and garden. Any time plants...
