mercredi 15 octobre 2014

Perfect Gifts For Tree Huggers

By Patty Goff


People who proudly accept the label 'tree-hugger' love nature in its purest form. Nothing says 'I want to protect the planet' more than trees, whether they're ones saved from being cut down, those planted in the side yard, or ones stenciled on a T-shirt. This makes buying gifts for tree huggers easy.

Trees benefit the planet. They produce oxygen for people and animals to breathe. In the process, they also clean the air of man-made or natural pollutants, like smog, smoke, dust, and volcanic ash. Their photosynthesis cycle, which uses water and sunlight, absorbs carbon dioxide and puts moisture into the air. Scientists report that life on earth is dependent on this process of all green plants.

Trees clean the soil by removing toxins and trapping them in their wood. They build soil as they drop their leaves or needles and bring important minerals up from the sub-soil. They stabilize the soil with their roots and prevent erosion from carrying away precious topsoil. In doing so, they keep our lakes, streams, and rivers free of silt.

Trees help save energy by casting shade in summer. A large one that protects a house from the afternoon sun can save up to 30% in air conditioning costs. They intercept winds that can dry soil until it blows away and can make householders use more energy to cool or heat their homes. This is one reason why trees add significant value to a home. Another reason, of course, is that they're beautiful.

One large trunk, branch, and root complex, like a majestic oak, will trap hundreds of gallons of water a year, which replenishes the groundwater which people draw on when they have a well. It also allows rainwater to seep into the ground slowly and maintain water levels in rivers and lakes. Paved surfaces like roads, parking lots, and driveways, in contrast, send the rainwater off into storm drains or run-offs.

Every one of these large plants feeds and/or houses wildlife, like birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects. This means that a gift for a tree-lover can be almost anything from nature's huge variety. An appropriate T-shirt could feature a majestic spreading chestnut of yore or a perky squirrel just like the one in the front-yard maple.

Ideas can range from T-shirts or hats that actually carry the slogan to garden sculptures that depict the spirits believed to live in the woods since time immemorial. Designs for clothing can included silhouettes of a forested mountain or a tree-ringed lake, a green tree-frog, a stylized Tree of Life, brilliant fall leaves - the list is endless. Mugs, photographs and paintings, garden aprons, mouse pads, stationery, calenders, decals for the sides or windows of automobiles, flags for the front yard, or a tree-house for the back are just some of the great ideas in this category.

There are also live trees to plant for friends or relatives, or donations to organizations like Save the Rainforest or Arbor Day. Ornaments for home or Christmas trees are other ways to acknowledge the passion someone has for the gentle giants of the plant kingdom. Go online to find the perfect item.




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