The other day I was on Beacon Hill and spotted this mostly dead hemlock tree, completely swathed in Boston ivy: Perhaps the owners were simply neglecting their courtyard garden, but I like to think that they saw the mature tree’s size as an asset to the place, and decided to use the deadwood as an [...]
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Boston hemlock
Posted in Miscellaneous, Opportunistic plants, Plant management, Trees, tagged Plant management, tree issues, Volunteer plants on July 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The season for Burning Bush
Posted in Miscellaneous, Opportunistic plants, Plant management, Plant selection, Shrubs, tagged environment, Euonymus alatus, invasive species, nature, Oriental bittersweet on November 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Burning Bush Last week I was driving through a shady and pleasant part of Wellesley, MA, enjoying the really stunning show of fall colors. One bucolic road was flanked on one side by a steep wooded hill, at the bottom of which a small stream flowed next to the road. I noticed that the brightest [...]
A tree grows in Hollywood
Posted in Opportunistic plants, tagged Volunteer plants on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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