Stories
Check out our latest news, case studies and interviews, as well as educational pieces on all things urban trees.
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Outdoor Summer Fun
There is no reason to stay cooped up indoors this summer holiday when there is so much to explore outside!
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Summer Fundraising tips
Put the fun in fundraising this summer and help our city trees!
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How London’s Second Most Polluted Primary School is going from Grey to Green
On 14th June, we celebrated the launch of St Paul’s CE Primary School’s “Grey Goes Green” Woodland - the first Planting Healthy Air in Schools project by Trees for Cities.
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Check out what we did this planting season
Our planting season was bigger and better than ever before. We even hit one of our biggest milestones yet: planting one million trees in cities! 💪
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How to make an urban garden bee-friendly
Bad news: the bees are struggling. Good news: city-dwellers can help! Even a small garden patch can be a sanctuary for bees. Here are some tips to get you started.
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Honouring the truth of our young activists
Who could have missed the incredible waves that Greta Thunberg has been causing in the past year. We had a chat with a young UK activist who's continuing her work.
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Growing vegetables in small spaces
You don’t have to have a massive garden to grow your own fruit and veg. There are plenty of fruits, vegetables and herbs that will flourish in pots and small containers.
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Check out our free food growing guides
We have created a bunch of educational resources for planting and growing fruit and vegetables. Have a look!
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Meet our Team Trees Class of 2019!
From Lisbon to Leeds, our charity runners are taking on a range of events. We spoke to a few of them to learn about why urban trees are important to them.
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A million trees planted. What next?
On 20th March 2019, we planted our millionth tree. This of course is a huge achievement, but it reminds us that there is much more to do.
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The Lost Words campaign has lift off!
Earlier this month we kicked off our London-wide Lost Words campaign, where we'll be delivering copies of the nature spell book to every primary school in the capital*.
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Intreeducing: the helpful hazel
Although small and easy to overlook, that hazel has many powers, and is not one to be overlooked. Hazel is willowy, nutritious, crafty and has a fiery past.