TALK ABOUT A SWASHBUCKLING APPROACH TO PRUNING. Apparently Andre the Doodler has a heavier hand than I do in such matters–and a bigger blade. I do hope he’s following the tactics in my Pruning FAQs. That headstrong boy!
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FROM THE WEEKLY PODCAST
smarter fall (and spring) cleanup, with doug tallamy
WHEN I TALKED to Doug Tallamy in February around the publication date of his latest book, “Nature’s Best Hope,” I didn’t want to go on and on about the advice in it regarding smart fall cleanup, which is one of the ways I know I’ve dramatically shifted the way I manage my own garden compared to 10 or even five years ago. But we were looking ahead to spring then, not fall.
I’m grateful that Doug returned to the podcast in autumn to do just that. Want to plan your most ecologically minded garden cleanup ever, and understand the consequences of each potential action you can take—including next spring?
The subtitle of University of Delaware professor Doug Tallamy’s recent book, “Nature’s Best Hope,” is “A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard.” Meaning: The choices we make all year-round, including the very important one of how we clean up, can help counteract an overdeveloped, fragmented landscape that puts the food web to the test. You and I are nature’s best hope, and I’m glad Doug joined me again to help us learn to support it.
(Stream it below, read the illustrated transcript or subscribe free.)
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ahaha I have an antique hand scythe I use for cutting down pesky weeds, and getting some anger worked out at the same time. Never quite thought about pruning with it, though…
Welcome, Claire. Yes, I think Andre’s gone all machete on us. :) Hope to see you soon again…and a scythe is a beautiful tool, isn’t it? A friend of mine actually uses his and is good at it and it’s a gorgeous thing to see, a slice of history or so it feels.
Mm, yes. :D I adore scythes. I should be around, in fact I think I might have commented before, under a different name…hehe. I positively love all of Andre’s work, and tend to stalk everything he does. ^.^
I am not allowed to use the machete anymore.
and the mad bush that cannot be tamed shall soon be no longer ours and so I will just be in charge of the snowblower
Not to worry you Andre (or the missus), but power tools can sometimes have a mind of their own.
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