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Can You Pick Your Poison . . . Trees?
Long walks past poisonous Fall blossoms, and now we've got trees to worry about, too?! If you like to check out the foliage with your furry friends, let's see if you can identify these toxic trees so you know where not to let him sniff around.
Question 1 of 7This is a:
Red Jasper tree
Red Maple tree
Red Oak tree
Cool Idea: Tree Stump Relief Printing
For good reason, environmentalists are up in arms over rain forests being bulldozed for their timber value, one of the earth's greatest biological treasures left carved down to sad little stumps. If I were to play devil's advocate, I'd call up Bryan Nash Gill, who has translated a dismal tree stump into something beautiful. Through relief printing and a laborious rubbing technique, Bryan created the print Hemlock 82 ($4,000), essentially a manual Xerox of the gorgeous growth rings of one section of a tree.
How to Deck the Halls and Trim the Tree Safely
It's nearly Christmas and I've gathered some of my best tips and tricks to making your festive house also friendly to Fluffy and Fido. Even if you've already put up your tree, refresh your memory on dangers the decorations bring into your home.
Picking Out Your Tree
Food On Your Tree
Ornaments On a Tree
Tips for Christmas Lights
Tips for Potted Plants
Tips for Hanging Plants
Name This Tree
This tree may be losing its leaves, but its pear-like pods look bountiful indeed. The pods are actually tough husks that contain a seed. The seed of this tree is considered good luck, and if it's ground and leached thoroughly, it then has medicinal properties.
Shady Justice? Court Says Blocking Solar Panels Is Illegal
In an epic showdown of redwood trees and solar panels, two environmentally-conscious families from Northern California met in criminal court for a battle of the shade. One electric car-owning family complained that their Prius-driving neighbors had redwood trees that were preventing the sun from hitting their solar panels. This is not an episode of South Park, but an actual proceeding in California criminal court.
Midday Muse: Happy Valentine's Day
Whether you're a Valentine's Day curmudgeon or a full-blown romantic, I think you can agree that this is one pretty picture. So, at the risk of you telling me to hush my mouth, I wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!
Photo courtesy of Kakadu
How To: Recycle Your Tree
Now that the holidays are over, your Christmas tree may be dropping needles like crazy. But don’t throw your natural tree away! Take a look at my tips on what to do with your tree after the holidays:
- Mulch it!
How To: Keep Your Tree Looking Its Best
To keep your tree looking its best (and to limit the amount of time you spend hand vacuuming up needles), make sure that it has plenty of water. Maintaining a steady water supply will prevent the needles from drying out and dropping off. It will also help to keep the boughs from drooping (and potentially causing ornaments to fall off).
Yum! Taco . . . and Better Get a Tree
These scrumptious pics of Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn picking out their very first Christmas tree as a family over the weekend just about made my day! The couple even brought two pooches, Taco and Better, along for the tree-procuring process – looks like she has her hands just as full with the pooches as he does with the tree. Maybe next time just one pooch should get in on the tree-picking action?
How To: Make Your Tree Stand and Deliver
If you've struggled with getting your tree perfectly situated in its stand, then take a look at my list of tips for getting the perfect tree stand fit. (And this way you won't have to worry about your tree toppling over in the middle of the night!)
- Just before putting your tree in the stand, cut off a disk of wood from the base of the trunk about 0.5 to 1 inch thick to make sure that the tree has a fresh cut for absorbing water. Alternately, have the tree lot salesperson do this just before leaving.
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