For Project MEW, I’m planning to plant at least 45 more Linden trees in the village. There is a road on the northern border of the village. Northern side of the road is empty and free to plant trees. Blue dots in the image below where I’d like to plant. (click to enlarge) Not this summer, but the one after this will require hard working. Number of newly planted Linden trees will reach more […]
There is another village close to Kepekli. It’s on the east. A dirt road, approximately 1060m long connects two villages. With Project Rising Sun, I’m targeting to cover both sides of the road with Horse Chestnut trees. Aesculus species are very showy. Foliage is very attractive. Even the tree form is beautiful on winter times and spring blooms are wonderful. But there is a problem. Although this genus grow natively in Turkey, there is no […]
This is my first project to achieve Project Lothlorien. Main purpose is to cover streets of the village and it’s surroundings with Linden trees. Lindens are ornamental trees. Its shadow is dense, autumn foliage is close resemblance to Mallorn trees described in Lord of the Rings. It’s a large tree as Mellyrn (plural of Mallorn). But the main reason I choose to plant Linden is its fragrand flowers. In north western Turkey, linden trees bloom […]
Hello! Thank you stopping by here. In this blog, I’m sharing specifics of my life long project. Project Lothlorien. I hope you’ll enjoy your stay. I am a Lord of the Rings fan but you probably guessed it from the title of this blog. Almost every post you may see tons of LOTR (Lord Of The Rings) references. Please don’t be mad at me. Go read the book. You’ll love it. Lothlorien is a Locus […]
