Canopy cools streets, holds soil and slows water. It belongs in the budget.
A mature tree is not decoration. It is shade in a heatwave, a brake on runoff during rain, and a habitat that keeps pollinators working in the gardens around it.
That is why our planting programme is planned like infrastructure: mapped sites, species matched to soil, mulch and irrigation budgeted from day one, and survival tracked instead of assumed.
Partners who fund trees with us are funding the follow-through, not just the planting day photograph.
