I have been a “cook” all my life. I come from a long line of Cooks. Dad was a Cook as was his father. But, there is only one thing I make in the kitchen that turns out well: Salsa. I won’t take any credit for some secret recipe. Fresh, home-grown ingredients make the best…
Month: January 2016
Oak Ignorance
The line of live oaks on the left are planted along a parking lot under power lines in Cape Coral, Florida. Why? The photo on the right is the same tree, in its mature size. This monster is in Jacksonville, Fl and is estimated to be over 200 years old. Look it up in any…
Make it Fit!
Another example of short-sighted landscaping. Did the designer or landscaper know the growth habit and mature size of these plants? I suspect they went to the nursery and bought a bunch of colorful plants and determined to force them all into the same size and shape with gas shears every week. Each one of these…
How Many is Too Many?
This is a freshly planted bed of Green Island Ficus. Did the designer know the mature size of this plant? Each one will grow at least four feet wide. Why did they plant them one inch from the edge of the curb? If the landscaper thought about the plant’s eventual size they could have planted…
Crooked Oaks
These Live Oaks have been planted for over 10 years (at a car wash I frequent). Every one is crooked. The reason is they were poorly grown in the nursery. Note the above ground circling roots. These woody roots grew in circles in the pot and never escaped that spiraling shape. Instead of having normal,…
