Tag: benefits of trees in urban settings

5 Reasons to Plant a Tree Today

5 REASONS TO PLANT A TREE Food – Trees provide food for insects, birds, animals and people! Everything from the flowers, fruit, nuts, bark, leaves and even the roots; they all offer nutrition to different creatures at different times. We couldn’t live without them! Mood – Studies have proven that spending time near trees helps… Read more »

Flowering Trees of London

We are long into spring, but area trees seem to have just gotten the message. That message is rebounding all across the city though. I’ve seen white, pink and yellow magnolias in all their glory. Pretty redbuds line streets with their purple bedecked limbs. Fancy flowering crab apples are bursting with white, red, and pink… Read more »

Big Trees

Big Trees No offence sapling your potential does abound but big trees? They rule! Yes, big trees do rule. They; provide shade provide nesting sites and perches for birds provide homes for squirrels, insects and other small animals are a source of food for deer, raccoons, chipmunks and birds   When a big tree is… Read more »

Benefits of the Urban Tree

So you live in the city. There are cars, highrises and other buildings that dominate your landscape. You know what else you will see though, especially in London, Ontario? Well, the Forest City has trees, of course! And why is it important to have trees in an urban setting? Well I am glad you asked…. Read more »