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Arbor Day is this Friday 4/29/11
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The idea for Arbor Day was the brain child of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902) a Nebraska Journalist and Politian originally from Michigan. He was the Secretary of Agriculture under President Grover Cleveland when he conceived the idea of planting a million trees. He proposed a special day dedicated to planting a tree in Nebraska. A second Arbor Day took place in 1884 and it was made a legal holiday in 1885, using the April 22nd date to coincide with Morton’s birthday.
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Over time all 50 states have adopted a day for a national Arbor Day the last Friday in April in 1970 by President Richard Nixon. Over time, several states have chosen different days and weeks in April. Ohio and Indiana stayed with the last Friday and Kentucky the first Friday in April. Let’s all add a new tree to our landscape. Since all plants provide the oxygen we breathe and help clean the air, if you don’t have room for another tree, perennials could take the tree’s place. What a sneaky way to introduce some new perennials for 2011.
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Coreopsis - Route 66
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Coreopsis - Cosmic Eye
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Brunnera King's Ransom
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Hot Papaya Coneflower
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Maui Sunshine Coneflower
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Winter Thrillers
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Phlox Pink Flame
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