Tree Matters Blog
Books that inform
Tree Encounters
This inspiring collection of portraits and stories from South Africa pays tribute to our oldest living companions: the majestic trees that grace our wild and urban spaces, nourishing our intricate, ofter fragile ecosystems. South Africans from a wide range of...
Braiding Sweetgrass
To her readers, Kimmerer is a plant star; her work, transformative.In “Braiding Sweetgrass,” Kimmerer weaves Indigenous wisdom with scientific training. The book is simultaneously meditative about the abundance of the natural world and bold in its call to action on...
Reconnecting With Nature
A game-changer, about why indigenous gardening is transformative. It’s thought-provoking, with compelling reasons why we need a radical, new ethic
Resilient Cities Need Parks
“This book details the … vision for future, more resilient cities where Large Urban Parks are at the core … It will inspire you to care for and share the green treasures of your cities!”
People who inspire
Braiding Sweetgrass
To her readers, Kimmerer is a plant star; her work, transformative.In “Braiding Sweetgrass,” Kimmerer weaves Indigenous wisdom with scientific training. The book is simultaneously meditative about the abundance of the natural world and bold in its call to action on...
The Wondrous Capabilities of Trees
It’s not only the story of a remarkable scientist and her ideas, it harvests powerful knowledge about why trees matter, and why trees are a viable, achievable solution to climate change
Igniting Environmentalism
This damning book should have stopped agribusiness in the USA spraying deadly poisons over fields, forests and towns – because it conclusively proved that chemical corporations were guilty of a massive die-off
Visionary Trailblazer
Wangari Maathai is the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She turned to trees as an instrument of advancing human rights, environmental justice and civil disobedience
Benefits of trees
Tree Encounters
This inspiring collection of portraits and stories from South Africa pays tribute to our oldest living companions: the majestic trees that grace our wild and urban spaces, nourishing our intricate, ofter fragile ecosystems. South Africans from a wide range of...
Plant Smart
Earlier generations bequeathed Cape Town with a magnificent urban forest that forms an integral part of our city heritage. But this urban forest has been declining due to a multitude of factors ... And the most serious threat is expected to kill up to 40% of our trees...
Braiding Sweetgrass
To her readers, Kimmerer is a plant star; her work, transformative.In “Braiding Sweetgrass,” Kimmerer weaves Indigenous wisdom with scientific training. The book is simultaneously meditative about the abundance of the natural world and bold in its call to action on...
More About Mulching
Some pointers to one of the most beneficial practices for better tree health – Proper Mulching Techniques, with additional guidelines on how to mulch around a tree, courtesy Wiki …