The Providential Gardener

Trees 2020 Initiative ~ Training Date September 24, 2008

Please pass the word, those of you who live and/or work in Providence Trees 2020 is a new tree planting initiative that aims to initiate the planting of 40,000 trees in Providence by the year 2020 to improve our environment.... Read more →

Newport Tree Society Tree Sale

Everyone who loves trees will be interested in seeing the Newport Tree Society's list of Specimen Trees for sale this year. They are taking orders now, and you may find more information on their website and at their lecture, Planting... Read more →

Providence Neighborhood Planting Program Seeks Director

From Doug Still (Providence City Forester): The Providence Neighborhood Planting Program is a street tree planting and maintenance partnership between the City of Providence, the Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Street Tree Endowment, and the people of Providence, Rhode Island. Providence's innovative... Read more →

A Flare for Planting Trees

Planting trees was one of the topics on the Garden Guys show on March 18, 2007. Read on so you can develop a flair for planting trees. The secret is the tree trunk's flare. (By the way, the Garden Guys'... Read more →

Tree Organizations in Rhode Island

I've just received notice of the Newport Tree Society's lecture, Protecting, Preserving, and Rejuvenating Newport's Aging Urban Forest, to be held on March 6, 2007, 7:00 p.m. at The Pell Center. You may not have realized it, but because of... Read more →

Arbor Day in Rhode Island, April 27

This is a big day for news from the Rhode Island Tree Council. They are planning an Arbor Day Tree Planting across Rhode Island, "Plant-A-Legacy," on Friday, April 27. Flowering and shade trees will be planted to beautify and preserve... Read more →

More Than One Hill Meets the Eye in Providence

College Hill and Federal Hill in Providence are well known, but you are really in the know if you know where Neutaconkanut Hill is.* It has been a public park in Providence since 1892, rising 296 feet above the bay.... Read more →

Providence Street Tree Tally News

Doug Still, the Providence City Forester, is analyzing the data collected by more than 100 volunteers who surveyed the street trees in Providence last summer. He expects to announce the comprehensive results in the next couple of months. Providence will... Read more →

9th Annual "Trees In Urban Landscapes" Symposium

Another posting from the RI Tree Council: The 9th Annual "Trees In Urban Landscapes" Symposium will e held on Friday, November 17, 2006, from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM at Tower Hill Botanic Garden (Stoddard Education Center--Theater), 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA... Read more →

Rhode Island Urban and Community Forest Plan

Tonight I'm browsing through some Rhode Island government planning pages and found the Urban and Community Forest Plan, dated 1999. Although this is old, it's worth checking the abstract, and then comparing it with the 2005 Final Forest Resources Management... Read more →