Want to improve your quality of life? Get your hands dirty and plant something.
That’s right. Planting trees, flowers or shrubs doesn’t just provide you with beauty and shade, it can also improve your property value, lower your energy costs, clean the air and water – even lower your heart rate.

Reap the benefits
Greener is cleaner
One tree can remove 26 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually, equaling 11,000 miles of car emissions.
Shady deal
Carefully positioned plants and trees can cut as much as 25% off your household's energy consumption for cooling and heating.
Local color
One of the most important factors in neighborhood satisfaction is the abundance of trees and well-landscaped grounds.
Growth investments
By adding quality, low-maintenance landscaping to your home, you can boost its resale value by 15%.
Find inspiration,
right where you’re planted!
Locate nurseries and garden centers in your area, and get the green-thumb guidance you need for your garden to flourish.

11,000
miles of car emissions eliminated from the atmosphere each year by planting one tree
25%
off your household's energy consumption for cooling and heating
$250
of potential savings in your annual heating and cooling costs with three properly placed trees
Ask an expert
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