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tree might seem like an unusual gift, but it can be a great way to show
someone you care about them. A tree can stand as a living tribute to a family
member or friend, a lasting demonstration of admiration, friendship, or
love. Not only are trees a unique and thoughtful way to honor or remember
friends and loved ones, they also provide beauty that people can enjoy now
and for many years to come. |
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| If
you would like to give the gift of a tree, Greening Milwaukee
has a Tree Gift Program that operates year-round. For just
$25, you can have a tree planted anywhere in Milwaukee for
yourself or as a wedding, birthday, anniversary, or all-purpose
gift. The money goes toward tree planting in the group’s
Adopt-a-Tree Initiative. |
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Why
would someone want to give a tree for a gift?
Read about one family's history with tree giving in
this excerpt from "Trees: A Gift of Love. |
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| "As
my husband and I have discovered in the last thirty years, it’s not
necessary to wait for Arbor Day in April to think about trees or plan for
them. Our yard in western MA is our own little bit of Heaven on Earth, a
fusion of memory and friendship gardens. Most trees and shrubs were planted
to remember various celebrations, or were gifts, or have been grown from
cuttings and seeds exchanged with friends and members of my garden club.
Some of the more unusual ones were acquired through groups like The Friends
of the Arnold Arboretum or grown from seeds located through seed exchanges
of The American Horticultural Society or The Royal Horticultural Society…" |
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| "The
place of honor in the yard, however, goes to my Dawn Redwood Metasequoia
glyptostroboides planted by my son and husband in 1991 to commemorate one
of my more significant birthdays. They carefully sited the Dawn Redwood,
tucked into a slight slope on our back hillside reminiscent of its ancestral
growing conditions, so I could see it from my office window…" |
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read more, click
here. |
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| For
more information, or to give the gift of a tree
contact Greening Milwaukee at: |
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Joe Wilson, Executive Director
Greening Milwaukee
1313 W. Mt Vernon Ave.
Milwaukee, WI, 53233
Phone:(414)272-5462
Fax:(414)272-5060
joewilson@greeningmilwaukee.org |
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