tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542472243982243197.post2710505655492509437..comments2023-08-20T06:24:58.759-07:00Comments on begarden: Urban forest visited...Janishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05561072444324317248noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542472243982243197.post-61576059980897200242010-02-23T10:04:02.410-08:002010-02-23T10:04:02.410-08:00fabulous trees!fabulous trees!Dirty Girl Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856885297555604550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542472243982243197.post-56817797542365191472010-02-06T22:40:46.026-08:002010-02-06T22:40:46.026-08:00"bradzio", couldn't agree more! Want..."bradzio", couldn't agree more! Want to help with a local project on one of our major throughways, Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills. (The HOT spot of Los Angeles.) We can get (theoretically free) trees from the City. Challenged to see how to influence what species they give us, and then, how to improve survival success rate on less than a shoestring budget!Janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561072444324317248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542472243982243197.post-85150907987693425742010-02-02T20:12:13.745-08:002010-02-02T20:12:13.745-08:00It's a shame we don't invest more in stree...It's a shame we don't invest more in street trees. A friend told me in truly urban areas they have a survival rate of like 3%. I lived in Mendoza, Argentina for a while and there they have an elaborate irrigation canal system through the entire area that waters trees. Almost all streets are lined with beautiful, tall, old trees. And since it's a semi-arid, desert climate it also helps with cooling down the town and allowing for pleasant walks even during the heat of the day.<br /><br />Perhaps we need to bring the idea of tree-lined boulevards here to the US to give trees some space.bradziohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159166125768562973noreply@blogger.com