Not for the holiday wreath

Not for the holiday wreath

by | Nov 21, 2012 | Get This

Berries all along the branch. That’s how you know it’s the invasive kind. A friend asked me once for cuttings of Oriental bittersweet from my front yard. She wanted to make a holiday wreath with it. “Ugh! Has that grown back again?” was my...

Climate change makes it into acceptance speech

by | Nov 7, 2012 | Get This

President Obama, in his acceptance speech early Wednesday morning: “We want our children to live in an America that isn’t burdened by debt, that isn’t weakened up by inequality, that isn’t threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet.” A warming...
Full moon over flooding river

Full moon over flooding river

by | Oct 29, 2012 | Get This

A very dark shot. The Deep River, Connecticut town landing at around 9:15 p.m. Monday night of storm Sandy.The lapping water, lit by our car’s headlights and the full moon above, has covered boat landing and parking lot. We skirted this as we drove in. The wind...
Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock, Texas

by | Oct 18, 2012 | Get This

WW SPAR, one of the many varieties of the nonnative Old World Bluestem grass that recovers more quickly from drought This grass might not look like much, but it’s a special grass planted because droughts have become more frequent in western Texas. Here at the...
Father of the Everglades

Father of the Everglades

by | Oct 11, 2012 | Magazine Articles

Library of Congress. Ernest Coe sat, walked, and even slept in the Everglades during the years he crusaded for it to become a national park Connecticut Woodlands Fall 2012 How did Ernest F. Coe evolve from a New Haven landscaper who cultivated exotic plants for...