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We have indeed 3 main events coming up, we are finalising details with each this week. Here is a first one; it is listed on the Tree Council website as a Tree Week event; we are holding it early to facilitate advance press coverage and to avail of a grant by Seachtain na Gaeilge sinceContinueContinue reading “#NationalTreeWeek2022 #stoptalkingstartplanting with Easy Treesie!”

On #internationalwomensday we salute #whowearsthetrousers for this simple #climatesolution; the right to wrap up! https://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/cold-discriminatory-students-campaign-to-end-skirt-only-uniform-policies-1.4819839#:~:text=Students%20at%20Maryfield%20College%2C%20an,to%20insist%20skirts%20are%20mandatory.

Many thanks to Kelsius for their #TREEmendous support; you are making earth cooler, Kelsius! And thank you for spreading the love of trees among your teams and customers!

https://www.independent.ie/videos/a-great-sense-of-darkness-says-president-michael-d-higgins-on-ukraine-invasion-41400378.html Thank you to Crann Patron, Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland for this inspiring address.

‘Yes, He Would’: Fiona Hill on Putin and Nukes https://politi.co/3400f9r via @politico “He’s blown up the rules-based international order” The #ipcc #ClimateReport describes the #worldwar3 #fight we are all in. #PeaceNotWar so we can #stoptalkingstartplanting

https://youtu.be/MiGYI1SsxoI Well done Afri making this charming video of #SíoltaChroi; I hadn’t heard of them. Trees; protection for the animals from sun and rain, planting in straight lines and alleys to facilitate tractors and food forests for school outreach and locally grown food…I wonder would they like some trees?

I had a question for the great Thomas Packenham at the Garden and Landscape Designers’ Association conference today… “For Thomas; Thank you for taking in our rescue Monkey Puzzle tree to plant in your Monkey Puzzle garden. None of the public parks wanted to plant this gift from our Easy Treesie project as it wasn’tContinueContinue reading ““New Friend” Trees or “Non-Native””

Thanks for the recommendation at the Garden and Landscape Designers conference today! https://www.tdag.org.uk/tree-species-selection-for-green-infrastructure.html https://www.tdag.org.uk/tree-species-selection-for-green-infrastructure.html https://ediblelandscape.ie/ has great information and projects based in Westport but carried out though out the country

https://phys.org/news/2022-02-world-unwanted-trees-fruit.html

Go on the Dutch! A great story from the Guardian. We love good news. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/26/every-tree-counts-amsterdam-forest-leads-way-with-sapling-donation-plan?fbclid=IwAR3V5k6zUau9rHiLI38ILoAKvd7xz9v2fZIXAq2m7e03xxFqsldS1kNvV-Q