At a staggering 65 feet tall, the Angel Oak has shaded John’s Island, South Carolina, for more than 1,400 years. That means it sprouted 1,000 years before Christopher Columbus’ arrival. Historic records trace the colonial ownership of the live oak and surrounding land back to 1717, when Abraham Waight received it as part of a […]
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THE HOLIDAY GIVER AND TAKER: A brightly lit tree, gifts wrapped with a bow, fresh snow and mistletoe! Sounds like the perfect holiday season. Mistletoe often represents the holiday spirit for many of us. The plant itself symbolizes love and peace. This is where the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe stems from. It is […]
THE HEALING POWER OF TREES: Living in a metropolitan area, where productivity equals success, it can be hard to see the benefits that trees provide. We’ve all seen acres of forests cut down to make room for shopping malls and parking lots, but have you ever thought about how deforestation could be affecting your health? […]
