We are in the midst of the holiday season, but we imagine most people are finding it hard to relax and actually enjoy these days and nights. It’s hard to think of Christmas carols or Christmas cookies when the world seems to be exploding in a different way every single day. There’s so much violence… Read more »
Whenever you look at up recent news on trees, the world slaps you with a slew of depressing tidbits. There are trees dying because of the drought in California and given the season, it seems that Christmas trees are particularly affected. This year, they are smaller and scarcer due to the lack of rain. This… Read more »
Alright, can we give California a break? Already experiencing one of the worst droughts in its history, now California is facing another threat: the slow elimination of its trees. We touched on the plight of California’s trees in a previous blog post, how the drought is putting their lives in danger, shattering the aesthetics of… Read more »
In previous Cold Stream Farm blog posts, we have discussed the joyous experience that is climbing a tree. There’s just something about putting your hands on bark and looking up, knowing that your future is as bright as the sky above. It removes us from the daily grind and puts us in a place of… Read more »
Taking proper care of your trees is important throughout the entire year, but some special attention needs to be paid throughout the winter season. Depending on where you live, winter weather can be extremely tough on trees, especially young plants that are still growing. Take a look at the following steps to learn how to… Read more »
What do you think of when someone says Christmas? Chances are you think of the glorious amount of presents you’ll have to open, but if you’re like the rest of us, you most likely think of a Christmas tree. And when you think of a Christmas tree you think of something stoic, that never moves,… Read more »
Bare root plants are those with an exposed root structure. This means there is no heavy mud making transport more challenging. There are plenty of advantages to selecting and planting bare root trees and shrubs. For starters, plants with out mud weighing down the root ball are moved much more easily. This cuts down on… Read more »
It would be an understatement to say that it has been a rough few years for trees in America. In California alone, around 15 million trees have perished due to droughts and wild fires. It’s almost as if someone in the mob put a hit out on them! Of course, California has a lot of… Read more »
The drought situation in California is a tragedy that is affecting every fiber of society from top to bottom, but what isn’t discussed that much is the effect the drought is having on California’s trees. Take Orange County’s Newport Beach, for example. The city has had to increase its tree budget by $400,000 to remove… Read more »
Over the past few weeks, America has seen its fair share of weather events, whether flash floods, tornadoes, or hurricanes. When something like that happens, it is a guarantee that trees will be damaged. If you’re someone who has a lot of trees on their property, this can be a serious problem. Daunting, as you… Read more »
Sometimes we miss being children. Scratch that – we miss being children all the time. That time of innocence and fun when we didn’t have to worry about paying pills or getting sad because we watched the news. When all we needed for a good time was a backyard and the imagination. For some of… Read more »
At Cold Stream Farm, we believe in fostering the growth of the environment, taking care of the world around us. One way to do this is to plant trees. There are many benefits to planting trees, many of which we’ve covered in the blog, but one benefit we haven’t touched upon is how the planting… Read more »
