When it’s time to remove a tree
...seed for birds, as a token gift to the garden as a whole. You could take a Native American tact and offer a pinch of a dried, sacred plant. You could burn incense. You could send up a prayer of thanksgiving. You could invoke St. Francis. Your intention matters more than the specific action–you are giving thanks. If you do these things, you’ll find that when you take up your clippers, axe or saw, you’ll feel a lot better. You’ll be working with the...