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The Perennial Garden — about 100 varieties of perennials, bulbs, shrubs, and trees The Herb Garden — about 100 plant varieties grouped by use, fragrance, or pollinator qualities The Backyard Garden — low-maintenance plants and trees intended to give visitors ideas for home gardens
One study in Portland, Oregon found that trees near a home added an average of $8,870 to sale prices, and reduced the amount of time a home spent on the market.
Urban and community forestry programs are not only limited to trees and shrubs but also to the factors that contribute to the growth of these organisms. Additional factors include soil, water and air quality. These programs educate citizens on proper tree planting techniques, gardening, nature and how to utilize their land more efficiently.
Arborday.org has a comprehensive set of guides and extensive information about tree species, selection, planting, and care, including a zip code look-up tool to find your hardiness zone. ARBOR DAY FARM This natural educational center in Nebraska City , Nebraska , is the birthplace of Arbor Day, with 260 acres of land and outdoor exploration.
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The Million Tree Initiative, began with one of the steps of planting trees in local residential areas, urban parks, and other natural areas. [13] The work and maintenance is distributed to people who have agreed to live in those or near those areas to participate by helping and taking care of and maintaining the trees.
Trees for Cities is a UK charity which aims to plant urban trees and create greener cities. [1] Since 1993, the organisation has reported that, with the help of volunteers, they have planted over 1,800,000 urban trees in parks, streets, woodlands, schools, hospitals and housing estates.
Plant-for-the-Planet is an organisation that aims to raise awareness among children and adults about the issues of climate change and global justice. The Initiative also works to plant trees and considers this to be both a practical and symbolic action in efforts to reduce the effect of climate change.