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Wurzelatlas: The Roots of Great Planting Design
Have you ever wondered why Dandelions are so hard to get rid of? Just one look at this drawing (below) of its root system says it all. As you can see…
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
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Why Planting More Street Trees Isn’t the Answer to Climate Change
Recently I came across a study that confirms it, our street trees live fast and die young. The research shows, that urban trees (in comparison to their…
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
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Canada’s Blue Camas Meadows: A Story of Plant+Human Co-Evolution
Garry Oak Ecosystem aka White Oak, Oregon Oak or Oregon White Oak
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
I got Sucker Punched by Workplace PTSD, How About You?
As we enter Horticultural Therapy (HT) Week, I feel like it's important to bring a bit of awareness to a safety issue that may not be on your radar…
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
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Maps: Beautiful Tools at the Root of Water-Friendly Landscape Design
I may not be a certified cartophile, but I do use maps often in my practice as a landscape designer. Where and how water flows through the land can be…
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
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Shifting Baselines Through Thoughtful Planting Design
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the state of our world at the minute, but there are things that we can do. For me, that includes remaining curious…
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
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The Astonishing View Through a Bee's Eyes
Have you ever paused to watch bees work their way through a flower patch? They seemingly know just when the flowers are in bloom, full of nectar and…
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
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The Paradox of War and Gardening
Humans have a huge capacity for kindness, nurturing and forgiveness, but also a proclivity for violence when we feel that our survival is under threat…
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
Don't Wait to Buy the Best Gardening Tools
Ok, I’ll be honest with you. For years I (a one-time municipal hort tech) took a really long time to buy good tools. I was used to making due with what…
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
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Planting Design For Forgotten Spaces: Wastelands, Brownfields and Roadsides…Oh My
Next time you’re out and about in your neighbourhood, take a look around at all of the forgotten spaces, bits of fallow dirt and other abandoned spots…
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
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A New Twist (on the Ancient Copse): Multipurpose Landscape Design
Picture in your mind, your ideal woodland landscape. Perhaps there are loose grasses and wildflowers that slowly morph into small, multi-stemmed trees…
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
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Soil Microbes Are Just as Selfish as the Rest of Us
When scientists devised an experiment involving multiple generations of plants in drought conditions, they expected soil microbes to respond in a…
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
Firewise: Gardening With Wildfires in Mind
A much requested repost of an article from virensstudio.com (June, 2022). In light of the recent and unprecedented wildfire season this year.
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
Gardening Trends Through the Lens of Behavioural Science
A few fascinating things from the world of behavioural science to consider the next time you want to join in or even start your own hort trends
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Sara-Jane Quechuck
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