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It’s so exciting! Link here; https://www.plant-for-the-planet.org/en/join-in/academy/20190126-dublin/details   The Trees March On! Sign up in your schools; details to follow!

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/common-non-native-trees/holm-oak/   Hi everybody. I’ve put my website onto my phone so it won’t always look fancy! I discovered a really poignant thing yesterday from my neighbour, Michael.  As he told me, “A little fragment of history linking our little corner of the world to events 100 years ago.” A former resident of our oldContinueContinue reading “Holm oak (Quercus ilex) – British trees – Woodland Trust”

I’m planting here in Ireland a million native trees With Ireland’s million children, deadline 2023. Part of a UN project started by a boy in school & a teacher down in Kenya who knew how to make earth cool. I have the Hero Costume; you’ll have seen me planting trees, Cape of red to combatContinueContinue reading “It’s the Ballad of A Would-Be Climate Hero”

We are cominug up to the bare-root planting season!   Impatient to get planting? I have a few acorns from my oak tree in the garden and some from being out on walks; most excitingly, a few have sprouted. Fortunately we will not be relying on my personal garden nursery for our stock but itContinueContinue reading “Here’s to a successful planting season, kicking off November 1!”

Shankhill Arboretum Here We Come! Learn about Tree Day here!   https://youtu.be/S2Je7e7mTbA

Earth Rise – Verse 1 Earth Rises like a blue balloon. As Apollo orbited the moon. Seen from space, Earth is a surprise. Humankind starts to  realise Our “Goldilocks”  location’s quite ideal, We round the sun just like a wheel No nice neighbours, the only home around. There’s no other ideal planet to be found.ContinueContinue reading “Check out our tree poems, tree songs, tree raps…”

  Tree-planting ceremony, Art for All and activities especially for children (please note children must be accompanied by a supervising adult) Let’s tame the Dragon of Climate Change! This event will be wheelchair accessible and Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be available from 6.30pm – 8.30pm  A special event will take place in the BoardroomContinueContinue reading “Easy treesie with An Taisce at HSE’s Dr Steevens’ Hospital for Culture Night 21st September 6pm-9pm”