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Check out Forest Bathing…
RTE news : Back to nature: Forest bathing blossoming in Co Wicklow http://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0121/1275026-climate-heroes-forest/
Once Upon A Time…
Once upon a time there was a six-year old girl whose teacher told her that Ireland had fewer trees than almost every other country in the world, even though once it was covered with trees*. *Except for in a few very high-up or sopping-wet places. The teacher, the lovely Bean Uí Chléirigh who smiled almostContinueContinue reading “Once Upon A Time…”
How to Plant a Tree Sapling
Many thanks to Pat Peters for his instructions below. Pit planting (1st page) is done when there is NO cultivation carried out in advance (of planting). Slit (angle notch) planting (2nd page) is done when Cultivation HAS been carried out. pit-slit-plant-slides-003Download
How-To Masterclass; Planting a Beech Hedge
Many thanks to the great Pat Peters of Coillte’s Ballintemple nurseries for this great how-to list of instructions; Planting a Beech Hedge………. Use a string to keep plants in a straight line – remember you will have to look at the result for a long time, so take your time when planting. NB. A beechContinueContinue reading “How-To Masterclass; Planting a Beech Hedge”
#AndSheCycles: Get more teenage girls cycling to school!
How’s your Pose of the Tree?
https://youtu.be/9VYJdta6cuI?t=720 Some expert coaching from the great Laura O Callaghan! #Thankyou Laura O Driscoll and Home at the Schoolhouse for this great resource! Thought I would dip in to the YouTube channel for the #greatreturn to the #office this week! not in a very organised way, I have started with your great lesson on theContinueContinue reading “How’s your Pose of the Tree?”
#Restore; Being the Change, starting with myself!
So what’s happening? #Restore; that is the theme of our UN Decade. Last year 2021 we were all so pleased with all the work that was carried out tree planting with the Easy Treesie Project; a really huge effort on behalf of all of our communities and collaborators in to put it mildly tricky timesContinueContinue reading “#Restore; Being the Change, starting with myself!”
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