But donât write off Soho as a mere urban shopping mall; though many of the art galleries that made Soho New York's contemporary-art hot spot in the 1970s and â80s decamped to Chelsea and the Lower East Side, some excellent art spaces remain.
Ash Trees. Ash trees are often planted in the home landscape because they are in good supply in local nurseries and grow quickly compared with oaks. However, ash trees often are damaged by fall and spring snowstorms.Repeated storm damage often causes misshapen trees.sh Trees. Ash trees are often planted in the home landscape because they are in good supply in local nurseries and grow quickly compared with oaks. However, ash trees often are damaged by fall and spring snowstorms.
Where soils are acid and low in potassium, wood ash is beneficial to most garden plants except acid-loving plants such as blueberries, rhododendrons and azaleas. Use wood ash on flower beds, lawns and shrubs.The fertilizer value of wood ash depends on the type of wood you burn.As a general rule, hardwoods such as oak weigh more per cord and yield more ash per pound of wood burned. Hardwood ash contains a higher percentage of nutrients than ash from softwoods such as Douglas-fir or pine. Depending on the fineness of the ash, you may want to wear a dust mask. 2  Do not use ash from burning trash, cardboard, coal or pressure-treated, painted or stained wood. 3  These substances contain trace elements, harmful to many plants when applied in excessive amounts.