Daan Utsav – Grow-Trees.com “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” – Winston S.Churchill Any act of giving, small or big, is never wasted. Truly giving from the heart fills your life with joy, inner happiness and nourishes your soul. Inner fulfillment comes from making others […]
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Trees Sleep like Humans!
In our childhood days, while taking a stroll in parks at night- we were told, “Not to touch the leaves of plants and trees at night because they also rest like us”. Our work lives start with beaming rays of the sun bringing energy and positive vibes in our lives keeping us refreshed […]
Trees For Tigers – Global Tiger Day
“Tigers, except when wounded or when man-eaters, are on the whole very good-tempered…Occasionally a tiger will object to too close an approach to its cubs or to a kill that it is guarding. The objection invariably takes the form of growling, and if this does not prove effective it is followed by short rushes […]
Grow-Trees for the Protection of Tigers!
Kanha National Park, said to be an inspiring factor for Rudyard Kiplings ‘Jungle Book’, captured the imaginations of toddlers as well as adults, invoking our deep primal core of being in the wild. The Jungle Book is incomplete without its antagonist ‘Sher Khan’, a Tiger who sits at the top of the food chain […]
Planting Trees Helped a Yorkshire Town in England Miss Winter Floods!
Planting Trees Helped a Yorkshire Town in England Miss Winter Floods! According to The Guardian, tree planting and other natural approaches have prevented flooding at Pickering in North Yorkshire over Christmas, at a time when heavy rainfall caused devastating flooding across the region. Slowing the Flow scheme, which saw 40,000 trees planted, reduced peak […]
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Yellowy beige
These beautiful, medium-sized owls are named for the yellowy beige (also known as “buff”) feathers on their heads and chests that are interspersed with dark, vertical streaks. Their large eyes are yellow and they have long ear tufts. They have rich brown feathers on their back. There is a white “V” on their forehead […]
Yellow flame
Yellow flame is a very beautiful and elegant ornamental tree. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and can grow to around 50 meters or 164 feet tall. Its golden-yellow flowers are fragrant and have a grape like scent. Its spreading crown of many branches consisting of feathery mimosa like leaves and abundance of […]
West Indian Bay Tree
West Indian Bay Tree’s oil is distilled to produce a fragrant cologne called bay rum! It is native to the Caribbean and can grow to around 12 meters or 40 feet. Oil from its leaves is distilled and used in making perfumes. The flavor of the perfume is intense and highly spiced. It is […]
Vad Purnima – Worship of Trees!
It is a celebration in Hinduism where women pray for the prosperity and longevity of their husbands by tying threads around a banyan tree or vad. It honours Savitri, the legendary wife who rescued her husband’s soul from the ruler of the departed, Yama. Women give water to the tree, sprinkle holy red powder […]
Tribal woman from India addresses UN Forestry Meet after saving forests for 7 Years!
Tribal woman from India addresses UN Forestry Meet after saving forests for 7 Years! Ujiyaro Bai belongs to the Baiga tribe in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and started her fight to save forests seven years back. She first saw markings on some trees during her regular visit to the village for collecting […]