O F F S H O O T 

This is not your grandparents' garden club newsletter — We're sharing a weekly digest of what's inspiring us. The idea is to get everyone spending more quality time with the plants in their life by debunking the myth of the green thumb. No gardening experience needed. 
W H A T ' S  G R O W I N G
The weekly edition of Offshoot is back! It's been a busy month of freelance garden projects here in California. As the plants are all settling into their new homes, I'm glad to be back focusing on this newsletter with you, and another project in the works. Thanks for being part of this, can't wait to share more with you soon! — Ethan
S T O R I E S

Daylight Savings for Plants

It's time to move around your plants 🌞

Hedge Spotting

Wendy McNaughton asks people what they think a tree or shrub looks like to them. The results are spot on 🌳

MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Awarded to First Landscape Architect

Congrats to Kate Orff — "It is really that broad, open, educative and frankly fun processes that inspires people to be involved and to create a more direct connection with the immediate environment, which for me is a form of activism in landscape."

24 Terawatt-Hours of Electricity Each Year

A single Bitcoin transaction can use the same amount of energy that powers your home for a full week. Read more about the science on IEEE.

W E E K L Y   L I N G O
Abscission — When plants naturally shed their leaves and fruit they're getting ready for winter, and of course new growth in the coming spring!
There's lots of gardening vocab words out there. We're still learning more ourselves all the time. Each week we share one new word to help bring us together through common language.
Y O U R  P R O M P T
Pretend you're a tree in the fall time. What can you shed and compost for yourself.
S H A R E
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