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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

The Secret Life of Plants

Greetings are to all,
Today I watered my house plants. My house plants give me great joy.
Here are three ways to learn more about plants' secret lives and how to communicate with them. Two are Ted Talks, and the other is a book. There are 45 pages of free viewing of the publication that opens the door to the understanding of the highly sophisticated life of plants.  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un2yBgIAxYs 
How trees talk to each other | Suzanne Simard
"A forest is much more than what you see," says ecologist Suzanne Simard. Her 30 years of research in Canadian forests have led to an astounding discovery — trees talk, often and over vast distances. Learn more about the harmonious yet complicated social lives of trees and prepare to see the natural world with new eyes. 
The birch and pine talk to each other, but they do not speak to the cedar. 
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Secret_Life_of_Plants/Q-lMDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 
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World's BIGGEST Flowers! (World's Most Spectacular Plants episode 2 of 14)
World's Most Spectacular Plants Episode 2 of 14 www.spectacularplants.com What are the world's biggest flowers? From palms with trailing flower scapes bearing millions of little flowers to giant Rafflesia flowers up to 1 m across, to gigantic arum lilies that stand over 3 metres tall! Join Stewart McPherson on a quest to discover the world's biggest flowers! This is the second of a series of fourteen "World's Most Spectacular Plants" videos. Visit www.spectacularplants.com to see the rest of the series!
Secret Life of Plants A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man 
By Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird · 2018

Sincerely,
April Vihilidal




1 comment:

  1. Hi April!

    You had me at house plants! I am very curious to know what house plants you have, perhaps you can make another post with photos (plants are just as cute as pets, in my opinion)!

    Also, thank you for sharing these links! I just watched the TED Talk and it was SO interesting. I also think that Suzanne Simard is so cool and I love how geeky, passionate, and kind she is.

    -Emily

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