Calgary Centre Greens » Green http://calgarycentregreens.ca Be a part of Calgary's growing Green Party grassroots movement! Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:10:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Green up Your Garden http://calgarycentregreens.ca/green-up-garden/ http://calgarycentregreens.ca/green-up-garden/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:25:03 +0000 Erin Kornichuk http://calgarycentregreens.ca/?p=218 Now is the best time to plant a tree in your yard. All around the city of Calgary, garden centres are selling off their inventory at discounts of anywhere from 20-50% off. Get some friends, a barbeque, and beverages and spend an afternoon planting a tree. Trisha from Greengate Garden Centres priced out the cost of some trees at her McLeod Tr store; the cost for a small deciduous tree averages at $70 while a small conifer will run you around $90. Considering the great prices available, a young tree for your yard won’t break the bank at this time of year.

A healthy tree stores about 13 pounds of carbon each year (forestmanagement.enr.gov.nt.ca). Also, the shade and wind protection provided by a conveniently placed tree will conserve energy use within the home.

All in all, planting a tree this month is a great reason to both socialize and improve the environment in our community. Check your local garden centres for discount prices on stock!

by Erin Kornichuk

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