Stories
Check out our latest news, case studies and interviews, as well as educational pieces on all things urban trees.
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Check out what we did this planting season
13 June 2019
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
12 June 2019
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
29 May 2019
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
18 May 2019
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
30 April 2019
We have created a bunch of educational resources for planting and growing fruit and vegetables. Have a look!
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A million trees planted. What next?
27 March 2019
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!
17 March 2019
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
9 March 2019
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.
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The Tree That Owns Itself
22 February 2019
According to legend, a man from Georgia, US, loved his white oak tree so much he gave it ownership of itself. But is it too good to be true?
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War and peace through the internet of trees
19 February 2019
Have you ever wondered what trees would say if they could talk? Well turns out they really can communicate with one another, and they have lots to say.
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Exciting developments for Edible Playgrounds
15 February 2019
We're looking back at a fruitful time for our Edible Playgrounds programme, and what exciting things lay ahead - all across the UK!
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Who won our green fingered film competition?
29 January 2019
Our Grow On, Film It competition has come to a close for a second year and we’ve had so much fun watching the different entries.