geomantic

So what does tea have to do with placemaking in the 21st century? A lot, if you realize that tea is essentially a product of its environment right down to the local climate -including rainfall regime, altitude, total annual insolation, etc., as well as the soil type and underlying geology, the age of the tree, [...]

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In the past week or so, I’ve noticed that a few ornamental cherry trees in the Washington DC area have been coaxed into blooming by the relatively mild winter and the recent spate of 50+ degree days. Even by Washington standards, it’s early for cherries, so naturally I’m wondering how much of this early bloom [...]

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