Book Author Signing Event
We’ve been so touched by the support and love you’ve shown for Why Trees? — thank you for helping this book take root and grow! 🌱
​To celebrate, we’re thrilled to invite you to our book signing events.
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Join us in -
​Burlington on 10th Aug, 2025 11am to 2pm
Guelph on 17th Aug, 2025 12 noon to 2pm
for a special book signing with Martin Ford - an arborist, educator, and urban tree advocate.
Come by, say hello, meet the author, and have a chat with us. Whether you're a tree lover, nature enthusiast, or just curious, we'd love to connect with you.
Why Trees? How To Love Trees
by Martin R. Ford
Get your copy of "Why Trees?"
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Trees are both amazing and vital. Their intricate, complex processes benefit humanity in many ways, especially in cities where populations are on the rise. With Pocket Woodlands®, we strive to build a community that encourages the growth of thriving trees. Through various blogs, resources, case studies, and using the Pocket Woodlands® concept, we spread awareness about the importance of trees and their role in our urban environments.
Taking this a step forward to reach our global audience, we are elated to share something we've been working on for a while now. Martin Ford, founder of Pocket Woodlands®, is soon to publish his book, Why Trees?
Why Trees? is a non-fiction book about how to keep our urban trees healthy. It is an engaging, pleasurable read, packed with information about these endangered climate champions. The book dives deep into the vital role of trees in our urban environments, offering insightful articles on how to keep our city trees healthy and thriving.
Discover the wonders and benefits of living with trees, learn about the essential needs for young trees to grow strong root systems, and understand the crucial role trees play in sustaining a healthy urban ecosystem. Get ready to be informed, inspired, and motivated to make a difference for our planet.
Get your copy of Why Trees?! 🌳📚✨
BOOK REVIEWS
"Martin R. Ford does an extraordinary job with this book. I read every book on trees that I can find, and I found this book “Why Trees? How to Love Trees” both an education and an inspiration."
Mark Cullen
President, Trees For Life www.treesforlife.ca
"Martin explains how trees play a vital role in improving life in our communities and why investing in tree health pays big dividends in healthy air, reduced crime, and climate adaptation."
Mike Schreiner
MPP for Guelph and leader of the Ontario Green Party
"Martin R. Ford presents a thoughtful, perceptive, and sometimes poetic argument that trees are primary to the well-being of city life. This is a book that should be in every school library in the country to educate children on the importance of trees to the well-being of our lives. After you have read this book (I’m going to go out on a limb here) you will never, ever look at a tree in the same way again."
Dennis McCloskey
Author and Journalist
"Trees are my favourite things, and I talk to them on my park walks. They are the only perfect thing.”
Suzanne Sloan
Author