{"id":4117,"date":"2015-05-13T18:09:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T23:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vivanext.com\/blog\/?p=4117"},"modified":"2016-04-19T14:37:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T19:37:17","slug":"greenery-all-around-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/2015\/05\/13\/greenery-all-around-us\/","title":{"rendered":"greenery all around us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/May13_blog_trees_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4118\" title=\"greenery all around us\" src=\"http:\/\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/May13_blog_trees_2.png\" alt=\"greenery all around us\" width=\"450\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/May13_blog_trees_2.png 450w, https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/May13_blog_trees_2-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most people see the environmental benefits of having greenery around us. Trees and shrubs help to filter the air and water, and provide shade and habitat for animals and birds. But when you look at a tree, shrub or plant, it doesn\u2019t bring to mind the economy. Last year, a\u00a0<a title=\"Special Report by TD Economics: The value of urban forests in cities across Canada\" href=\"http:\/\/www.td.com\/document\/PDF\/economics\/special\/UrbanForestsInCanadianCities.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">report from TD Economics<\/a> calculated that in Toronto, a single tree returns from $1.35 to $3.20 per every dollar spent on maintaining the \u201curban forest,\u201d and the returns for Halifax and Vancouver were even higher. It also noted the higher value of real estate in neighbourhoods with mature tree canopies.<\/p>\n<p>There are environmental benefits and economic value, and then there\u2019s the intangible \u2013 the way we feel when we\u2019re on a tree-lined street and the satisfaction we get from watching the seasons change. We may not look forward to snow, but you can\u2019t deny it looks nice on tree branches.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever planted a garden, you know that every plant isn\u2019t always successful, especially after a harsh winter. Along the new Highway 7 East rapidway in Markham and Richmond Hill, we\u2019ve planted almost 300 trees and thousands of perennials and grasses. We use\u00a0<a title=\"Blog: New technology takes root\" href=\"http:\/\/vivanext.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/15\/new-technology-takes-root-helping-trees-grow\/\" target=\"_blank\">soil cell technology<\/a> to ensure trees have the best chance at survival, and the types of trees and shrubs are selected carefully. Even so, sometimes a few don\u2019t make it through the winter, in which case we replace them under the two-year warranty we have for all of our trees, shrubs and plants.<\/p>\n<p>In the next couple of weeks, our landscaping crews will be out on Highway 7 to help the new greenery on Highway 7 East thrive for many years to come. Whether you\u2019re walking through a forest or travelling Highway 7 East, we hope you connect with nature now that spring is finally, [finally!] here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people see the environmental benefits of having greenery around us. Trees and shrubs help to filter the air and water, and provide shade and habitat for animals and birds. But when you look at a tree, shrub or plant, it doesn\u2019t bring to mind the economy. Last year, a\u00a0report from TD Economics calculated that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[27,493,114,47,495,34,61,494,496,477,7,9],"class_list":["post-4117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-going-green","tag-environmentally-friendly","tag-greenery","tag-highway-7","tag-markham","tag-plants","tag-rapidway","tag-richmond-hill","tag-shrubs","tag-tree-lined-street","tag-trees","tag-vivanext","tag-york-region"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4117"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4129,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4117\/revisions\/4129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}