Stories
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Summer Fundraising tips
23 June 2019
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
19 June 2019
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
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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Rachel's Marathon Journey - Month 4
31 May 2019
It's the month leading up to the marathon, and the end is in sight. But is anything going to stand in Rachel's way?
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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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Rachel's Marathon Journey - Month 3
23 April 2019
Follow Rachel on her journey from novice to champ, as she prepares for the Edinburgh marathon in May.
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Meet our Team Trees Class of 2019!
19 April 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?
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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Rachel's marathon journey - month 2
18 March 2019
Preparations for the Edinburgh marathon is well underway, but can Rachel run away from an annoying cold?