The Trees & Plants of San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International is one of my favorite airports. Most of the terminals are airy and light, and the food options are pretty decent (as these things go). It’s a…
San Francisco International is one of my favorite airports. Most of the terminals are airy and light, and the food options are pretty decent (as these things go). It’s a…
We like to keep track of cities that are doing more for trees, specifically by implementing minimum soil volumes for urban planting. I’m happy to share that we are adding…
We previously took a look at how to do an emergency utility repair where a Silva Cell system is installed. Today we’ll look at how to do a planned repair….
Today we’ll look at how to do an emergency repair of a Silva Cell system. This simulated repair was done at a demonstration site in Toronto and was a joint…
UNPAVED: You certainly look nice today. PAVED: (condescendingly) Thank you. I wish I could say the same for you. UNPAVED: Do you? PAVED: Of course. I have hesitated to say…
Great art shows us things we might not otherwise be able to imagine. Sometimes literally. I think that elusively simple quality is one of the reasons that Connecticut-based artist Bryan…
This post was originally published in Next American City. Look at any renderings of landscape architecture and you are sure to see beautiful trees on every drawing. That happens for…
This video from Tree People reminds me a little bit of Annie Leonard’s “The Story of Stuff,” except it’s about the role of trees in green infrastructure. Thanks to one…
Now that it’s August, I wanted to remind everyone that the wildlife babies have grown and fledged, making this the safest time to prune. Every spring, many baby animals are…
Our 2010 blog entry by James Urban, FASLA, on the topic of how deep tree roots grow is consistently one of our most popular. Obviously there is a curiosity about…