Novice green thumbs should hitch a ride to Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery (cue creepy music) for “TU-MULCH-UOUS AND TREE-MENDOUS,” a day of free high-grade mulch (sounds like a juice fast ingredient), free trees—provided on a first-come, first-served basis by the New York Restoration Project and MillionTreesNYC—and free gardening advice from Green-Wood horticulture experts. Each tree, Read More
It seems that the prayers of Dr. Seuss’ lovable Lorax are finally being answered—in the form of MillionTreesNYC. But like all things, it comes at a cost.
Having recently reached its halfway point of planting 500,000 trees in October 2011 (a year ahead of schedule), MillionTreesNYC now faces its biggest obstacle yet: the U.S. economy. Just as nearly every other industry’s budget and workforce are being trimmed, the greenery program is no exception, according to City Limits. Read More
