#TreeLovers Archives - Living Green Barrie

Oct

Fall After School Tree Planting

October 8, 2026LG-admin#BarrieEvents, #CommunityEventsBarrie, #EnvironmentalVolunteer, #FamilyFriendlyActivities, #OntarioTrees, #StudentVolunteerHours, #TreeLovers, #TreePlantingBarrie, #trees0

Every tree planted helps build a greener, healthier community. Come be part of the change and help Living Green Barrie create a more sustainable, resilient and livable community for generations to come!

Oct

In October, Plant Better Trees

October 1, 2026LG-admin12 Actions, 12 Actions, Blog, Trees#NativeTrees, #OntarioTrees, #TreeLovers, #TreePlantingBarrie, #trees0

Less common but no less valuable (and attractive), these native trees offer all of the benefits that the more common species do.

Oct

The Best Native Trees for Fall Colour

October 1, 2026LG-adminBlog, Trees#FallColours, #FallTrees, #FallTreesOntario, #LeafPeeping, #OntarioTrees, #TreeLovers0

Despite France’s similar latitude and climate, he had never seen such foliage colours. France simply doesn’t have the tree species that produce the spectacular fall colours for which Ontario’s native trees are famous.

Sep

Pando: An Aspen Clonal Community

September 17, 2026LG-adminBlog, Trees#ClonalTrees, #OntarioTrees, #TreeLovers1

But it is its clonal reproduction that make it not only remarkable but world-famous.

Jul

Growing Apple Trees

July 7, 2026LG-adminBlog, Food#HowDoYouLikeThemApples, #OntarioTrees, #TreeLovers, #trees0

There’s only one thing that’s better than the apple bounty in stores: fresh apples from the tree.

Jun

Trees Are Good For Your Health

June 9, 2026LG-adminBlog, Trees#Forest, #ForestBathing, #health, #OntarioTrees, #TreeLovers, #trees0

Wisdom of the restorative effects of green spaces is as old as plants themselves. The feeling of well-being that one achieves in the proximity of plants is direct and unmediated.

May

Making New Forests the Miyawaki Way

May 5, 2026LG-adminBlog, Trees#Forest, #MiyawakiForest, #TreeLovers, #TreePlantingBarrie, #trees0

But what if there was another kind of wisdom out there? What if someone discovered that it was beneficial to plant trees far more densely than we’ve been doing? How densely?

May