by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 5, 2025 | Gifts, nature, trees
Alabama enjoys the distinction of having the most diverse varieties of trees in the US! It is lush and green and beautiful from state line to state line without being overly stressful in geography or weather. For me, Alabama truly has been God’s country. It has...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 26, 2023 | nature, trees
Loved watching a TED talk by Suzanne Simard about her 30 years of research in forests in Canada on how trees communicate with one another and transfer molecular nutrients through microrhizzal networks. I’m an arboreal enthusiast, having spent lots of time in...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 17, 2023 | religious movements, scripture, trees, Uncategorized
I heard a sermon this week on the parable of the unfruitful fig tree. But for all my effort I cannot remember where or from whom I heard it. The message focused on the gardener’s appeal to the master who had told the gardener to cut it down for having borne...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 26, 2022 | trees
7/26/2016 I loved watching a TED talk today at lunch by Suzanne Simard about her 30 years of research in forests in Canada on how trees communicate with one another and transfer molecular nutrients through microrhizzal networks. I’m an arboreal...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Apr 13, 2022 | trees
Little piece of trivia for you “greenies” out there: for years I have been a “spring” fan, especially enjoying the variety of greens on the hillsides in Alabama as the trees/shrubs begin to leaf. This past week I drove to N. Alabama and was...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 27, 2022 | trees
3/24/2019 It’s hard to fathom the tree loss within our parks from Hurricane Michael. This is a before & after of the Garden Club in Panama City. retreepc.com The Project Canopy These stark “before and after” photos that people post on FB still...
