Where the idea originated

A recent article in the Press reported on a town in the Philippines where couples were unable to obtain permission to marry until they had planted five trees. The town authorities were concerned about the deforestation in their country and wanted to do something positive about it, so they came up with this unusual concept. The idea has been a huge success and to date, thousands of trees have been planted by couples in this town.

While we have no intention of working towards a law forbidding people to marry unless they plant trees, we thought that the idea of encouraging couples to commemorate their marriage in this way was an excellent one. As a result, we approached Stodels Nurseries with the concept and we launched our exciting new 'Green Initiative' with them in August 2008.