When it comes to trees there are equal and obvious differences. Cats and dogs, oaks and pines. What we expect from those trees and how we manage those trees to achieve that expected purpose should also be different.
I’ve just used ChatGPT to write an article in the style of my own blog. I asked and it did. Option b) was to hang the washing out – but now, 20 seconds later I have an article and I still have to hang the washing out. So much for time wasting… Have a read ...
When you plant a tree, you are planning for the future. Holding onto the past isn’t the answer, and there is no future in standing still.
There is a tree that I drive past on my way to work. I call it my tree, but that’s a stretch and calling it a tree isn’t much better. A green blob would be a more accurate description – a blob maybe 4m tall, khaki in colour with a crusty beige brown trunk. Hardly ...
To become a good manager all I needed was a mix of people that manage people. One fluid ounce of principal, a ½ fluid ounce of social worker, and 1 fluid ounce of HR, topped with crushed ice and served in a tall glass with a slice of lemon
Conferences just like the new normal, have a new look. We are now in the era of the hybrid conference: all the best bits from the old with the new, but without facemasks and hand sanitiser.
When it comes to building a better tree care business, he tangata (it is people). Ancient wisdom is sometimes just common sense.
As unfortunate situations go, I feel for the car owner. As he stood before his car with the Council’s tree lying on top of it, he couldn’t help but notice that the roots of the tree were missing...
Simple plant placement can dramatically improve the establishment and survival of your trees. And I’m not talking about planting depth or placement in the hole, I’m talking about proximity… but proximity to what?
The good old days weren’t always that good. We did what we did, and most of us were broken by 30; elbows, knees, lower back, wrists and ears. Seems we weren’t as bulletproof as we thought we were.
