by Ricky Ward | Sep 6, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
After several years with the gates locked due to a contract dispute, Chiang Mai residents were allowed to use the Railway Park in early 2010 and to mark World Environment Day community tree planting was organised for 4th June that year. Most of the planting was...
by Ricky Ward | Feb 15, 2014 | General / ทั่วไป, Sustainable Travel / การท่องเที่ยวอย่างยั่งยืน
Readers of the Bangkok Post are likely to be under the misapprehension that the government of Yingluck Shinawatra, (sorry that should have been caretaker government ) is on the ropes, so much so that nothing is getting done. Alas spending on road expansion, as...
by Ricky Ward | Dec 24, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
In November we suggested as a way to help the people of the flooded Chaophraya plain whose gardens had died, people in the north could grow trees and send south to plant. Staff of the Forest Department have warmed to this idea and arrangements have been made for the...
by Ricky Ward | Oct 29, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
My neighbor tells me of a flood years ago on the Chaopraya plain where all the trees, which were mainly fruit trees died except for big American Rain Trees. I asked her about Don Takien (Hopea odorata), the famous spirit tree which one lined all our rivers and used...
by Ricky Ward | Sep 12, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Town Planning / การวางผังเมือง, Vegetation / พืซ
Bush planting in September in Chiang Mai is usually not recommended. For best growth and survival in the dry seasons plant early once the rains have come and brought moisture to soften the soil. However this year as well as some very early May planting –...
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