While this style of horticulture may be thought of as classically USian, I've actually seen it in Europe as well.
It's something that needs to change not just for aesthetic reasons, but for water reasons, for urban heat island reasons, and for environmental reasons... #Horticulture #UrbanForest
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#UrbanForest #StormwaterManagement #QualityOfLife #330300 #france #bordeaux #urbanism #streetscape
The #GreenLitter and senescent litter (Cinnamomum camphora) generated by #TropicalCyclones exhibit distinctly different distribution patterns on the lawn and soil microhabitats.
#UrbanForest | #EnvironmentalHeterogeneity | #LitterDecomposition | #SoilFauna
"City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado led the ceremony and said the trees will be replaced two to one. "Anytime DTLA has had a downturn, it comes back stronger," she said.
Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services General Manager Ana Tabuena-Ruddy called it an instance of eco-terrorism. "We are planting Oak trees, Desert Willows, Catalina Cherry, and in locations we couldn't plant natives, we are identifying drought-tolerant trees to plant," Tabuena-Ruddy said." #UrbanForest
The Miyawaki method for creating urban forests
A forest planted using this method grows up to 10 times faster than a conventional plantation.
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Guerilla gardening goes official when needed.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2bJvQnn_v00 #UrbanForest #Ecology #Texas
I see videos of so many cities where I see so few plants. Not just few street trees, but few plants, period.
We need intact ecosystems more than horticultural landscapes, but urban horticulture also helps. Not just in terms of providing O2 and fixing CO2, but in terms of mental health and ameliorating urban heat islands.
If you're going to city council over issues, make sure you add this one. How good is your city at planting & maintaining plants? #ClimateChange #UrbanForest #Urbanism
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