Bagworms, Soft Scales, and Fall Webworm Remedies
Tis the season for bagworms and soft scale insects to start feeding on your trees. Bagworms and soft scale are partial to Thuja, Pines,...
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Nature Solutions
a TN NonProfit
Increasing the representation and employment of women in landscape (horticulture) and arboriculture industries. We celebrate second chances and the plants of Appalachia. How we make the world a healthier, safer place for our community.
Elizabeth Hamilton, PhD
Certified Arborist & Doctor of Plants
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Jun 16, 2022
- 17 min
WATER THOSE TREES WITH LOVE, H20 AND COMPOST and a Rant Worth Having
Water Water Water Because it is HOT With our temps throughout most of the USA experiencing record highs, again, this summer, watering is...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
Climate Crisis = Tree Health Crisis
I wish I were being hyperbolic but I'm not. NOAA recently reported their weather predictions for this summer. The eastern USA will be...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
Sustainable Garden Goodness
Available now from our online store, well actually Better Nature's online store, not BNS are.... beneficial bugs, magic microbial mixes...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Feb 20, 2022
- 5 min
It's that time of year to get your Beneficial Bugs from Better Nature
Spring is here, according to the elm buds and the tiny flying insects I see in my yard once the sun has warmed the frost. I want my yard...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
What's that chemical and is it Toxic???
BNS - unlike any other company/nonprofit in East TN (we are betting), we use a chemistry research database to learn about the known...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
Fall/Winter- The Best Time to Seed Your Pollinator Garden (or prep it)
I've just seeded my yard with annual red clover because I love the color and it's a great bee feeder. In the shady areas I put in a mix...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
LAUREL WILT Disease Hitting Sassafras and Spice-bush Hard!
Laurel wilt is a heart-wood disease introduced (vectored) to the plant host via ambrosia beetles. It's been around for at least the past...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
Plant and Tree Health Care Calendar
This is an abbreviated calendar and will help you optimize your garden and landscape health care needs. Got question? Please contact me!
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Oct 21, 2021
- 1 min
Leave the Leaves!
Leave the leaves rather than blowing them off your lawn has several benefits. this is where the marvelous Luna Moth and others overwinter...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
Soil Cover Crops for Winter
This is an example of a soil test I did recently for a new development. They, like most new developments have no top soil to work with...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Sep 30, 2021
- 1 min
I'm presenting at the Virtual International Society of Arborists Conference this December
Please join if interested and possible. If too costly, I will be posting this presentation on the YouTube channel.
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Sep 11, 2021
- 1 min
Nature and Tree Care Walks with the Tree Doc - Update
Hi Friends, Relax in the woods and find your center amidst the chaos that is our current condition. Nature can be healing to a lot of...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
Gift Boxes for a Better Nature Solutions - WE ARE OFFICIALLY A NONPROFIT
Hi all - Better Nature Solutions (the nonprofit) is raising money via quarterly gift boxes. BNS is using the net profits from gift box...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
Coleoptera vs Adlegid
There once was a Lady beetle named Sasajiscymnus who favored a meal of hemlock woolly adelgids. So voracious was this beetle that she...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Aug 1, 2021
- 4 min
Autumn - The Best Time to Seed a Pollinator Garden (or prep it)
Counter intuitive - at least it was for me - is that the best time to seed your wildflower/pollinator garden is during the Autumn. Late...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Jul 18, 2021
- 6 min
Lawn Care Solutions for the Health Conscious
Lawn care is (has been) moving into the modern age which means it’s changing both on the golf course and in the subdivision. These...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Jul 7, 2021
- 4 min
Bosnian Pine Ecology Shows the Way for Cultivar Care
Cultivated trees introduced from well beyond the range of our yards and parks require care that honors the evolutionary history and...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Ecological Landscaping
What is Ecological Landscaping? As described by the Ecological Landscaping Alliance (www.ecolandscaping.org) it is more than just a...
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Better Nature @cydelizabe
- Jun 22, 2021
- 5 min
Too Much Nitrogen Leads to Weak Plants
Nitrogen is Too Often Overused in Gardens and Agriculture Nitrogen is a macronutrient meaning it is needed in large quantities by plants....
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