by Mark Roberts | Aug 18, 2019 | Trees
Snake Oil is an old-school term for a cure-all potion, that in reality does nothing. If you are lucky the potion won’t make things worse but the chances of it making things better are slim – ‘that which doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger’, or in the case of Snake...
by Mark Roberts | Jun 2, 2019 | Trees, Uncategorized
Of the over 20 or so definitions of risk that exist by far the simplest is; the possibility of losing something of value. In terms of managing risk for health and safety, risk is defined as the likely consequence of a hazard, combined with the likelihood or...
by Mark Roberts | Jan 14, 2019 | Trees
When a tree falls in a forest it makes a sound, we can be very sure about this – fibres snap and branches break, air is moved and energy released. All of this happens if we are there to hear it or not. Sound is just vibrations in air. But if a tree falls in space,...
by Mark Roberts | Nov 30, 2018 | Nature, Trees
For the past few months I have been writing pruning specifications, or more correctly I have been removing pruning specifications. I’d love to say it’s a less-is-more situation, but I’ve actually been writing more to inform the reader of less – why less is...
by Mark Roberts | Oct 27, 2018 | Nature, Trees
I bet builders hate home-renovation shows. They must cringe as DIY celebrities Buff and Fluff [skills not included] randomly wave power tools around with seeming disregard to the rules and regulations that professionals must comply with. I also cringe at...
by Mark Roberts | Sep 30, 2018 | Nature, Trees
As I write this, I’m flying back from the UK after attending the Arboricultural Association’s annual conference; Soil and Trees. It was a fantastic conference, well worth the effort and it was truly an honour to be able to speak at it. Soil compaction was a...
