What’s Blooming Now? Winter Gardens! Brave the Cold & Explore!
Visitors to public gardens value the colorful blooms in spring and summer, but there is still much to appreciate even during the cold, bleak winter months! Outdoor winter gardens and arboretums feature bright fruit, colorful & textural tree bark, steadfast evergreen backdrops, fantastic form & structure, and even appealing art & sculpture. Here’s a list […]
How to Prevent Tree-related Storm Damage
The major snow and ice storm that struck 22 states last week, was the 2nd worst (Super Storm Sandy in October 2012 was #1) in the power company’s history here in southeastern Pennsylvania. There were over 700,000 power outages, many caused by downed trees. Some might argue to just get rid of trees, but trees […]
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