Ah the Trees of Paris…

Trees matter, a lot.  Looking at them helps us revitalise our tired brains and they help keep temperatures, and stress levels in check just for starters.

Writing about trees in Paris, Vivian Song (“Admiring the Trees of Paris, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/09/travel/paris-trees.html ) shares in The New York Times that “the city’s trees — from the dramatic weeping willows and their trailing fronds along the Seine to the military rows of London plane trees that line the Champs-Élysées — play an underappreciated supporting role in Paris’s inimitable elegance and grandeur. . . . ‘Trees are an important part of Paris’s identity,’ said Christophe Najdovski, the deputy mayor in charge of green spaces. ‘The alignment of trees and Parisian promenades structure the city enormously and is a 150-year-old heritage. We’re following in the footsteps of this heritage.’ . . . The city’s contemporary tree-planting scheme could be seen as the revival of a long heritage of urban planners harnessing the beautifying, cooling and calming power of trees.”

There are more Green Cities being created all over the world. Did you know for instance that London has already been designated a National Park City, and has over 48% green and blue areas https://journalofbiophilicdesign.com/podcast-journal-of-biophilic-design/a-woodland-habitat-in-the-city  Another reason to love Biophilic Cities…