About a month ago, someone posting the following question to the ASLA group on LinkedIn: In his book Up From Roots, James Urban criticizes our profession for not knowing basic…
I have to admit that one of the things I love most about street trees is the wildlife they attract. There is something so wonderful about seeing a hummingbird zip…
Of all the benefits of urban trees that we discuss on this blog, there’s one that we haven’t addressed: food production! There’s a good reason why most streets aren’t lined…
As a soils guy, I have a lot of discussions with clients and colleagues about the quantity of organic matter in soil. Perhaps surprisingly, there is a lot of confusion…
We’re sooo excited to be the cover store of the November/December issue of ReNew Canada Magazine! The article, written by Julie Metea, highlights the use of urban trees as part…
As an urban trees and soils consultant, I am always looking for studies that examine how trees survive and adapt to the built environment. One of the biggest questions…
Research to date has shown that bioretention can be effective for water quality treatment and for preserving the pre-development hydrologic function of a site, but what happens when air temperatures…
Part 1 of this blog series summarized recent studies in Minnesota, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and King City, Ontario, which all found that the difference between summer and winter performance of…
Silva Cells were installed in 2010 and 2011 at three sites (highlighted in blue) around the sides of a building as part of the WaterfronToronto revitalization project. The trees on…
As the year winds down, we’ll be looking back at some of the project case studies we’ve completed in 2011. This case study — written in British English, for those…
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