We love trees. I grew up in an area of beautiful forests of spruce, pine and birch trees and my husband grew up in Maryland where the hillsides are stuffed with huge gorgeous hardwoods. When we moved the Kansas we missed trees as it's prairie land here. Beautiful, but we still missed trees.
Our first mission was to plant some trees around our home. We received a flyer in the mail from the
Arbor Day Foundation for "10 Flowering Trees for $10" and placed our order. That was 3 years ago and they are now planted in our yard. Our trees arrived domant and looked like a package of sticks, but we followed the instructions closely and now they are in our yard growing.
Picture we took when we picked-up our free tree to take home after visiting Arbor Day Farm.
This year we received another mail package from the
Arbor Day Foundation to renew our membership and receive 10 flowering bushes. So, I completed the form and am excitedly waiting for them to arrive.
If you don't have any need for trees in your yard, why not donate some trees to a National Forest, give some as a
gift, plant a
tree in memory of someone or in
memory of a pet, give them as
wedding favours, or how about a
fundraiser, give for
customer or employee appreciation and more. All trees come with a
full set of instructions for planting and care. So even if your a new gardener like me, even you can plant and care for one.
When we visitied the
Arbor Day Farm, someone asked the Tour Guide "so are you a bunch of tree hugger's or what?". The lady replied, "We may be Tree Huggers,but first We're Tree Planters". The Arbor Day Foundation's mission is to
"encourage people to plant, nurture, and care about trees"
Enjoy!
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