Happy Arbor Day! Founded by J. Sterling Morton in 1872, Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April and encourages tree planting and care. To celebrate here are some tips, facts and ways to help or our beloved trees.
Take care of your trees by pruning them. It is important to prune both ornamental and shade trees for our safety, the tree's health and of course to keep it beautiful. Pruning is also used to stimulate fruit production and increase the value of timber. For more tips on how and when to prune trees, please visit the National Forest Service.
Plant a tree. I didn't know this, but if a tree is planted correctly, it will grow twice as fast and live at least twice as long as one that is incorrectly planted. Go to ArborDay.org to find out how to plant a containerized tree the right way.
Teach our youth about the importance of trees. ArborDay.org has fun & educational online games for children to learn such things as how seeds take root, the anatomy of a tree and the life of the forest. Teachers and parents also have access to volunteer opportunities, school curriculum and other educational resources that get kids excited about learning and caring for trees.
On another earth-friendly note, the winner of the waste-free lunch Food Kozy from Kids Konserve is Lauren. She was lucky comment #6. Congrats!
It is not too late to receive the 15% discount off all products at Kids Konserve - please use coupon code: "earth15" at checkout (expires 5.8.10). And many thanks to Kids Konserve for sponsoring such a wonderful giveaway and for helping keep our planet healthy.
Happy Arbor Day! Now go hug a tree...
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Such a wonderful post, I did not know it's Arbor Day, I love trees, just this morning I was out for a walk with Patricia from PVE and we so enjoyed all those trees, making it all so green and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWe take care of our trees and had just last fall a young Zelkova planted in our front yard!
Congrats to your winner! Great stuff!
Have a lovely weekend!
Victoria
I always loved Arbor Day when I was little since we always got to roam the neighborhood planting trees for people (and getting out of class didn't hurt either ;) ). Great post, Cristin!
ReplyDeleteooo i love it. :) that first and third picture doesn't even seem real! they are too gorgeous.
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Cristin I love arbors and alees of beautiful trees!! Congrats to Lauren!
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Thanks for the links - I've never worked out how to prune a tree correctly. I've kind of made a mess of one of our trees. Yikes.
ReplyDeleteI've been contemplating getting a tree for my balcony but I'm so afraid I'll kill it! These are great tips and sources. Thanks for sharing!
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