Plant a Tree - Tree of Graduation, Tree of Birth

Planting trees is a wonderful way to help the environment since trees produce oxygen which everyone on earth breathes to stay alive. Planting trees also help stop the effects of global warming and save energy. It is the way to go green.

There are other more exciting reasons to plant trees. Twenty years ago, our class planted a tree of magnolia in celebration of our graduation. Memories of four-year college lives together slide slowly down the hill and past the place where other tress will dwell. Twenty years later and in less than two months, we are going to have our first class reunion. I am getting excited to see the tree of graduation again! What story is she going to tell us about her life on campus along the little pond?

Planting a tree is also a great way to commemorate the birth of your new son or daughter. If you have older children, don't leave them out. Plant a tree in honor of their kindergarten graduation and later perhaps their wedding. Make it a family tradition of planting a tree for all memorable family occasions. It is never too late to start planting trees.

My daughter's tree is a Japanese Maple from Dawes Arboretum on an Arbor Day, and my son's tree is Gingko biloba from the court yard of the old Botany Building in the Buckeye Country. The trees are growing in our backyard year after year, just like my kids, healthy, strong, and elegant.