| Wood has been our servant for years. From | | | | garden to see what would happen – probably |
| earliest cavemen using it for spears and firewood; | | | | nothing. |
| the galleons of the Elizabethan fleet; to the oak | | | | Trees require exactly the right conditions to grow |
| table in my mother's dining room – we depend | | | | and saplings are very difficult to get started but a |
| upon wood. | | | | sapling tree that has already grown enough to |
| And trees don't just provide us with raw | | | | support itself can be replanted anywhere. And |
| materials to build houses and furniture; trees play | | | | what a delight, you can plant a tree in your |
| an important roles in many other aspects of the | | | | garden and over the years watch it grow. |
| environment. From providing a myriad of | | | | � |
| creatures homes and shelter, to turning the | | | | |
| greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into oxygen – | | | | Plant a Tree Kit |
| trees are vital and have been described as the | | | | Choosing the right tree is important and perhaps |
| lungs of the world. | | | | birch trees, especially Silver Birch are best as |
| They are also some of the oldest organisms on | | | | there roots don't become too obtrusive and their |
| earth with trees in our forests centuries old, we | | | | spread of leaves won't loom over a home and |
| perhaps have an obligation to ensure that future | | | | place it in shadow. And as they grow, Silver Birch |
| generations can benefit from these ancient | | | | trees make a delightful feature in the garden. |
| Goliaths of Mother Nature. | | | | So what better way of giving something back to |
| And what better way by planting your very own | | | | nature and having the pleasure of watching a |
| tree. This need not be as difficult as it sounds and | | | | sapling slowly grow into a beautiful Silver Birch |
| nobody is suggesting you plant an acorn in your | | | | tree in your back garden. |