Thank you to all the residents who made the Town of Georgina’s second Earth Day Tree Giveaway a tree-mendous success! With such an incredible turnout, seeing so many trees find new homes across Georgina was wonderful. A special thank you to Canadian Trees for Life for their grant, which helped bring this initiative to Georgina. Much appreciation to volunteers, Town staff, Mayor Quirk and Members of Council, whose support and hard work helped make this event possible. We hope everyone enjoys their new trees and we look forward to seeing them grow!
#GeorginaGrows Social Media Contest
The Town is so excited about the buzz around the Earth Day Tree Giveaway that it's now branching out to the #GeorginaGrows social media contest. Snap a picture of your trees and share them with us on Facebook and Instagram for your chance to win one of three $50 gift cards to a tree nursery of your choice.
Here is how to participate:
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Snap a picture of the planted tree received from the Earth Day Tree Giveaway.
Winning participants will be randomly selected and notified.
If you have any questions, contact communications@georgina.ca.
Let's see how #GeorginaGrows together. Happy planting!
Planting Container Trees
Five-step guide for planting container trees
- Dig a hole. The hole should be about twice as wide and the same depth as the
container. Loosen the compacted soil and form the sides of the hole to allow for root growth
in all directions. - Carefully remove the tree from the container. Try to keep the soil around the roots intact. The pot may need to be placed on its side. Apply pressure by rolling the container in a back-and-forth motion in order to loosen the root ball and coax the tree out of the container.
- Gently massage the roots in order to loosen the root ball. Separate and straighten roots while trying not to loosen too much soil.
- Place the plant in the middle of the hole. The root collar (top of soil in pot) should be level with the soil surface. Back fill around the roots being mindful not to include turf and clumps. Gently tamp the soil added to remove any air pockets.
- Water the tree thoroughly and apply mulch. The soil and mulch around the tree should be kept moist but not saturated.