Articles written by Richard

Fernieside Recreation Ground Hedge Planting

December 5, 2024 by

This week we teamed up with The Tree Council and volunteers from SP Energy Networks to plant 300 trees at Fernieside Recreation Ground. We planted a mixture of hazel, field maple, hawthorn, blackthorn, cherry and dogwood to create a new hedge. Thank you to everyone involved, it was the perfect way t... Read More

Corporate Volunteer Tree Planting

December 2, 2024 by

Thank you William Grant & Sons for planting 50 replacement trees with us at Braid Hill. We planted native trees including alder, birch, cherry and hazel. It was a beautiful afternoon and our hard work was rewarded with some fantastic views across Edinburgh. ... Read More

East Lothian Tree Time

December 2, 2024 by

Thank you to the East Lothian Provost for helping to promote Tree Time by planting trees at Goolwa Park as part of #NationalTreeWeek. ... Read More

200 Trees at Braid Hill

November 19, 2024 by

November is an exciting time of year as it is the start of the tree planting season! Volunteers from Janus Henderson Investors kicked off the season by planting 200 trees at Braid Hill. They planted a mixture of native species including alder, silver birch and rowan. It will be great to see the new ... Read More

Rainbow Recovery Memorial Tree

September 4, 2024 by

We are very proud to have supported the Rainbow Recovery memorial for overdose awareness day on Saturday 1st September. Rainbow Recovery adopted this beautiful tree in Saughton Park to remember loved ones. Trees are a wonderful way to remember and and celebrate the lives of loved ones.  ... Read More

Street Trees

September 2, 2024 by

Thank you to everyone who has already made a donation to help us plant street trees along Abercorn Crescent! It is fantastic to see lots of support for the project, but we still need to raise more money to ensure we can get trees planted this winter. Help us make the project a reality by donating... Read More

Abercorn Street Trees

August 12, 2024 by

This winter Tree Time is looking to plant street trees along Abercorn Crescent. We are working with the Northfield & Willowbrae Community Council to plant more trees and make the area greener. Tree Time relies on donations, so we need your support to make this fantastic project a reality.  ... Read More

Tree Time Review

June 27, 2024 by

We are conducting a review of Tree Time to determine how effective our donation packages are in helping us meet our aims, how well they are received by donors and local communities, and how they could be improved. We would be very grateful for any feedback you can provide through our survey which ca... Read More

New Loanhead Trees

April 30, 2024 by

Thanks to funding from Roper Toxicology Consulting Ltd we have been able to plant up 6 new trees in Burghlee Park at Loanhead. ... Read More

Tree Time Last Orders 2023-24

February 8, 2024 by

Please note that the deadline for ordering a new memorial tree for the current tree planting season is February 15th. Any orders placed before this date will be planted in the current tree planting season which ends in March 2024. Any orders placed after February 15th cannot be guaranteed to be p... Read More

500 Trees Planted at Silverknowes Golf Course

December 12, 2023 by

Over the past month we have planted 500 new trees at Silverknowes Golf Course as part of the Edinburgh Million Tree City initiative. Tree planting was carried out with the help of some very enthusiastic corporate volunteers over several days, with help from Ernst & Young, Sopra Steria, Broadridg... Read More

New Trees on Sleigh Drive

November 20, 2023 by

Delighted to see 68 new street trees planted in Sleigh Drive in Edinburgh. 54 were funded thanks to Tree Time donations and 14 that were funded through the Million Tree City Initiative. ... Read More