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Entry bubble Arbor Day is Coming Up – What Will You Plant?

By: Joanne | February 26, 2008 | Category: General

Joanne and her children pose with their 8 foot snowman

It’s hard to think about planting trees when you’re building an 8 foot snowman, but did you know that Arbor Day is just around the corner? What a perfect way for me to continue to pine (ha-ha, I didn’t even mean to do that) away for spring.

National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April, but many states observe Arbor Day on different dates according to their best tree-planting times. In most states, Arbor Day is in March or April, but if you live in Alabama, it’s this week, so get digging!

Why bother? Take some responsibility for your carbon footprint! Trees gladly consume carbon dioxide and provide us with lovely oxygen. Did you know that trees can reduce your home heating and cooling costs? True! I spend almost nothing to cool my home in the summer and that wouldn’t be the case without the ancient maple trees surrounding my house. Let’s not overlook that attractive landscaping increases the appeal of your home, and trees are beautiful all year around and come in all shapes and sizes. What better place is there for a backyard picnic than under a shady tree? If you don’t have your own property to plant on, you can volunteer to improve public land. There are opportunities all across the country.

You know that I plant my Christmas tree each year, but we try to do more than that. My husband usually gets a tree for Father’s Day, and each year we plant a few trees to landscape our property or we put a few in our little orchard. Can you ever have too many varieties of apples? I don’t know the answer to that yet, but I hope one day I will…

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blue comment bubble Posted by Nancy on February 26, 2008 at 04:38 PM EST

Joanne, I love that picture! How the heck did you get that snowman so tall without it rolling over and smooshing you and the girls???

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blue comment bubble Posted by Joanne on February 26, 2008 at 05:21 PM EST

The snowman can't fall over because those snow balls are way too heavy to roll over! I never knew that snow could weigh so much : ) He's going to be in our yard until April!

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blue comment bubble Posted by Rebecca on March 01, 2008 at 10:34 AM EST

Every year my family and I go out to Santa's Forest in West Virginia and get a tree. We have planted 10 trees so far. It is quite amazing to see how much some have grown.

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blue comment bubble Posted by Joanne on March 03, 2008 at 09:09 AM EST

Rebecca,
You're right, it is amazing to see how fast they grow. When I look at ours, they each stir memories of family and holidays. These trees are are significant and dear to us.

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