Our trees are nature's best shade and shelter, as well as a source for our paper, furniture, home construction, and more.
How committed are you to caring for the planet? Are you doing everything you can to nurture the earth and doing your part to ensure leaving a cleaner and healthier environment for generations to come?
Our Sacred Space Photo Gallery features some really nice photographs of trees. My favorites include "Peaceful Tree" and "Sugar Maple Canopy"
Although some trees, like people, are more huggable than others, they all need a hug now and again.
Which tree are you? Which tree does your birth date fall under?
I own a sizable collection of intuitive card decks. The Celtic Tree Oracle book and card set by Liz and Colin Murray is among my top ten favorites!
Honoring our trees for the life energy they give our planet. Tree Links!
All parts of the Amalaki tree are used in various ayurvedic herbal preparations offering a wide range of benefits - article by Rama Kant Mishra
With the best of care trees can still become sick. Vanessa Richins, About.com Guide to Trees and Shrubs, offers some things to look for when assessing whether your tree is healthy.
Tu B'Shvat, the fifteenth day of the Hebrew month of Shvat, is the New Year for trees.
From Your About Forestry Guide - "A tree health inspection sheet is an evaluation tool that calls attention to health changes. Here is how to do it."
There's much medicine in trees but few know it or do not believe it.
Directions to the monthly blog carnival for all things arboreal
Yggdrasil, the world tree of Norse myth.
Inspirational poem written by Sue Kelley Benjamin. Enjoy!
The "arbor" in "Arbor Day" comes from the Latin, arbor, meaning "tree." But the word that denotes the trellising structures known as "garden arbors" has a different origin.
Article on the healing properties of trees.