Ready Made Magazine, the DIY bible, has given Arborville a nod on page 22 of the August/September 2010 issue. Thanks to editor Alexa Fornoff for the writeup, and to Beth at Signal2Productions for the PR.
It's weird seeing references to yourself in print written by someone else. I always wonder, if I didn't know "me", would I have used these phrases? Written this way? One of those chicken-and-egg scenarios there is no good answer for. Time-travelers or reincarnated folks, got an insight? let me know...
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Urban Tree Key now on www.urbanforestmap.org
A botanical key helps you identify plants by offering choices about leaf arrangement, appearance, or even smell. Answer enough questions, and theoretically, you can identify the plant.
The beauty of this key is that you don't need a degree in botany to use it. Regular people can identify the most common urban trees of San Francisco using good observational skills. Kelaine Vargas and I designed the logic, and I wrote the tree descriptions. Last December I had a great time with photographer Adam Warmington taking pictures for this key. Most of them were in my own neighborhood within walking distance! The amazing thing is that even at that time of year, most of the trees were in leaf, and many were even blooming. 12 trees or so were dormant and I had to find internet links to appropriate pictures.
We really don't have a good simple i.d. key for trees of Western North America. With the right funding, this key could have so many more trees added to it and be very useful to students, professionals and tree afficionados alike. Right now, if you live in San Francisco, the most popular trees found in sidewalks and parks can be identified.
The beauty of this key is that you don't need a degree in botany to use it. Regular people can identify the most common urban trees of San Francisco using good observational skills. Kelaine Vargas and I designed the logic, and I wrote the tree descriptions. Last December I had a great time with photographer Adam Warmington taking pictures for this key. Most of them were in my own neighborhood within walking distance! The amazing thing is that even at that time of year, most of the trees were in leaf, and many were even blooming. 12 trees or so were dormant and I had to find internet links to appropriate pictures.
We really don't have a good simple i.d. key for trees of Western North America. With the right funding, this key could have so many more trees added to it and be very useful to students, professionals and tree afficionados alike. Right now, if you live in San Francisco, the most popular trees found in sidewalks and parks can be identified.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Excerpt from Pruning 2 now on YouTube
This segment covers view pruning, the art of pruning trees to highlight the view without totally destroying the trees. Severe "topping" cuts stimulate excessive dense sprouting which actually blocks the view more quickly and completely. View pruning a.k.a. view windowing looks better, lasts longer, and maintains your neighbor's privacy.
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