If we look at yearly figures, anywhere between three and six billion trees are being cut down across the globe. The fact is that the products that are made from trees are needed for our daily living. Such as wood to construct homes, paper for writing on, and even toilet paper for, well you know. It is possible to act to save our forests although we need to accept that a lot of the things made from trees are essential.

Arbor Day

Arbor Day was established with the aim that we must all be planting trees on that day although in reality, this has had little impact. This is because almost all individuals aren’t going out and planting a tree. If they did, we would be all ready to go.

Did you know that there are more or less 7 billion people right now? That is just an estimation because you can’t keep an exact count. Nevertheless, we could replace the trees that are cut down every year if every one of those individuals did actually plant a tree on Arbor day. But again, this is never going to come about.

Therefore, planting trees is something you need to consider if you are worried about the air we breathe and the Earth. And I don’t mean to only go out once a year and plant a tree. How about going out and planting trees each week or at least every month? The reason is because someone needs to compensate for all of those who are utilizing our resources but don’t want to plant a tree for whatever reason.

Are you aware that on Arbor Day, only about 8 and 15 million trees are planted? Hence on an annual basis, we have a deficit roughly 5 billion trees. And annually, it just keeps getting worse.

The Big Difference

I actually have a solution to the problem entirely although individuals should still go on planting trees whenever they can. If a law could be passed that each time a tree is cut down by companies in the timber trade, they then had to plant two new ones, this could really make a big difference.

But until somebody has the presence of mind to make this a reality, we are left to take care of planting the trees ourselves. Keeping those tree numbers up isn’t going to really take a good deal of effort. If every month, approximately 10% of people in the world could plant a tree, that would compensate for the numbers being cut down per year. On average, that would be just over 7 billion trees being planted annually. In essence, this gives us an extra one billion trees and will go a long way to restoring the levels that are actually needed.

Planting a tree is a way people can help the environment. Once more, it only takes 10% of the world population to start making a difference. And you could be one of those people.

The first and best thing you can do before the weather allows you to start prepping your soil is to get everything in order. If this is the first time that you have planted in your area, then there is a lot to do. To be able to grow a healthy garden, you will need to learn about your soil and if anything needs to be done with it before planting. Some other aspects to think about is what will grow in your area, the kind of plants you would like to grow and how much time you have to spend working on the garden. Why don’t we take some time now to explore some topics about gardening.

Consider The Climate

We have to admit that we are nursery junkies, too, and we just love walking around in them. The larger the nursery, the more interesting and fun they can be. The main goal of the nursery of course is to sell the numerous plants that they carry. You can buy many different types of seeds as well as mature plants of all kinds. Be aware though of what you can reasonably grow and what you already have at home. We can be fairly certain that not every beautiful plant in full bloom will grow well in your soil or climate. Of all the flowers, roses can be the most lovely and inspiring. A lot of time can be devoted to learning about them. A word of caution however when you buy rose bushes. Be aware that the roots of the bush should be sufficiently wrapped with moss. This is essential for when they are out of the ground. the roots healthy and moist before planting. When being shipped, they also need to be kept fairly cool. The roots should never become to dry or hot before planting in the ground.

Don’t Forget Your Safety

We want to offer a small reminder here about staying healthy and keeping your skin protected from the sun while gardening. You probably already know from the vast amount of information available about over exposure to the sun. Its so easy to lose track of time when working in the garden and often before you know it, you have spent hours out there. It is easy to get totally involved in the garden work and completely forget about using good skin protection. Be aware that you need to be thinking of skin protection anytime you plan to work in your garden. We have noticed that the amount of information on the net related to gardening is much more focused on things other than health and safety. It is certainly understandable that is that way. Even though its just gardening, it is still an important to be conscious of it. Honestly, we do think most people forget about health and safety issues. Always try to take the right safety precautions so that you can enjoy many years of gardening.