“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” -Eppie Lederer, aka Ann Landers Have you ever attended Desert Green? If you have, thank you! I’m hoping that you will agree that it’s one of the best education values for green…
Category: Letter from the Editor
A Message from Editor Helen M. Stone
“Lord, there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues…” – Howling Wolf Except maybe fall. (So mark your calendar for October 20-21 for Desert Green at Texas Station. I can almost guarantee perfect weather by then!). But we can all…
A Message From Editor Helen M. Stone
“Don’t do something for recognition. Do it out of kindness. Do it because out of giving, it will make you whole and complete.” ― Angie Karan The Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (WCISA) has been a key…
A Message from Editor Helen M. Stone
“The green shoots of economic spring are appearing once again.” — Norman Lamont (1991) Yes, it’s an old quote, but pretty much sums up how the Landscape Industry Show felt this year. Just when you think the green industry might…
A Message from Editor Helen M. Stone
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” — Alvin Toffler Here we go again! Desert Green is on its 19th year on October 22-23…
A Message From Editor Helen M. Stone
“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” — Hal Borland It rained yesterday. Such a simple statement, but such a huge concept. In California, the whole state is a giant tinderbox waiting…
A Message from Editor Helen M. Stone
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu Whew…I don’t know about you, but this spring has kept me running at top speed. I’ve taken on a couple new projects and am wondering if I finally reached…
A Message from Editor Helen M. Stone
“If safety is a joke, then death is the punchline.” — Paul Laforest I was totally appalled in February when I read that two men had been killed working in palm trees in Las Vegas within a couple weeks and…
A Message from our Editor, Helen Stone
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should…
A Message from our Editor, Helen Stone
“Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to ‘jump at de sun.’ We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.” Zora Neale Hurston, Dust Tracks on a Road, 1942 In February of…