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Bonsai root systems for city trees
We see pictures of trees falling over during wind events and assume this is natural but look at the pictures and you will see large...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Woodland gardens change the importance of ‘tidy’ and ‘design’
When our city gardens and naturalized public spaces are subject to the formal expectation of being tidied and designed then we...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


Why do trees in cities need laws to keep them safe?
Firstly, and most essentially, is to recognize that all trees are living beings. They are not simply a physical addition to the inert...
Jun 16, 20232 min read


Our Roots—the foundation of life
That the word 'root' has been given the dual purpose of both honouring our human origins and describing an essential part of a plant...
Jan 1, 20232 min read


The $ value that city trees already are!
In these changing times, “What is the dollar value of trees?” is an emerging question. How do you put a financial number on the health...
Sep 11, 20222 min read


Designing Three Dimensionally Gives All-season Pleasure
When we ask for a design for a garden or other landscape setting, we are normally given a two-dimensional drawing showing the placement...
Jan 21, 20222 min read


Privacy and City Noise Dampening
We tend to think fences make “good neighbors” – they are in effect walls which define the property line for both parties but provide no...
Jan 14, 20222 min read


How Do You Put A Dollar Value On Trees?
In these changing times, “What is the dollar value of trees?” is an emerging question. How do you put a financial number on the health...
Dec 9, 20212 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...
Nov 26, 20212 min read


The many values of trees around our homes
It has become widely acknowledged that established trees will add between 6 - 11% to the market value of your home – especially in the...
Nov 8, 20212 min read


Pocket Woodlands® And Why They Enable Trees To Thrive
Today, when we grow trees in nurseries, they are often placed in a pot of loose ‘soil medium’ where both their water supply and nutrient...
Aug 24, 20213 min read


Watering trees is essential in summer 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...
Jul 21, 20212 min read




120 Year Old 2"x6"
A 2”x6 “which is a 120 year old tree? Some of the 2x6 lumber I purchased recently weighed differently when I picked it up and here in...
Jul 15, 20212 min read


Community Benefits and Real-world Examples - The Last Video In Our Series
A Case Study shows the dramatic difference between traditionally planted trees and those planted using the Pocket Woodlands system. View...
Jun 29, 20211 min read


Serenity
Why do we think of a garden as being a peaceful place to ‘be’? Gardens were created to bring the feeling of nature, the nature we used to...
Jun 21, 20212 min read


Pocket Woodlands® Influences on Climate Change - The Fifth Video In Our Series
A Pocket Woodlands® design is the fastest way to cool our cities and reverse the impact of climate change and global warming. View all...
Jun 16, 20211 min read


Taproot – the word describes its importance!
Literally, the word ‘tap’ describes both essential functions, that this first root to grow from a seed is designed to do - go deeply into...
Jun 14, 20212 min read


Benefits of a Pocket Woodlands® Design - The Fourth Video In Our Series
In this video we discuss the host of benefits that grow from choosing a Pocket Woodlands® design. Check out all the videos from this...
Jun 9, 20211 min read


Biodiversity - The Third Video In Our Series
In this video we explain how a Pocket Woodlands™ design helps to promote plant biodiversity that helps prevent the large loss of trees in...
May 31, 20211 min read
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