Category Archives: Plants

Aftermath of a Willow Tree

Posted on August 16, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

The damaged willow tree in the Boston Public Garden was removed, since the damage was too extensive. Here’s all that’s left:

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The Green Monster of Marlborough Street

Posted on August 14, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

With apologies to Fenway Park devotees:

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Willow Tree Down

Posted on August 11, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Time catches all in Boston’s Public Garden:

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Wet Behind the Elephant Ears

Posted on August 9, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

I suppose it should be in front of the ears. Observed in the Boston Public Garden:

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Roses, Rising and Declining

Posted on August 4, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed on Commonwealth Ave., Back Bay, Boston:

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Gonads on Marlborough Street

Posted on July 27, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

Didn’t say they were human gonads:

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Be Very, Very Quiet, I’m Hunting…

Posted on June 29, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

…elm bark beetles. Observed at the corner of Exeter Street and Commonwealth Ave.: According to the Boston Parks Department: The traps consist of 18.5″x 28″ green plywood boxes mounted approximately 15 feet off the ground on trees located at least … Continue reading →

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ZOMG! FRANKENCHESTNUTS!!

Posted on June 7, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

So this story about saving the American chestnut provides some hope (boldface mine): An interloping fungus had arrived at America’s shores two decades earlier, and it would soon make short work of this then-common species. In less than a century’s … Continue reading →

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Creeping Roses

Posted on June 5, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

The roses are full bloom here in Boston. One of nice things do is let the ‘viney’ roses grow over buildings, which is something you don’t see too often. Marlborough Street, Back Bay: Corner of Exeter and Comm. Ave.:

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Things To Do in Denver When You’re Not Dead: The Botantic Gardens

Posted on May 24, 2013 by mikethemadbiologist

One of the neat things about Denver is the Botanic Gardens (no idea though why it’s not botanical. Budget cuts?). For me, there’s a flora that I’m not very familiar with. The Botanic Gardens also have a very nice landscape … Continue reading →

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