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There’s nothing like growing and picking your own fresh fruit straight from your garden. It’s nutritious and delicious and it saves money on food bills, too.

Connecting with nature is so important as it improves your mental health and connection to place.

Creating shade with trees and vegetation for heat-absorbing materials like concrete, bitumen and bricks is a simple way to cool our homes and communities.

Shade from plants and trees reduces summer temperatures, glare, and UV radiation. It improves comfort and can help you save on energy.

Trees are nature’s privacy screen. These living fences are a great way to keep your place cool, break up wind corridors, and add value to your home.

As trees grow, they absorb and store the carbon dioxide emissions that are driving global heating.

Trees provide shade, food and shelter for birds, reptiles, amphibians, and other mammals.

Peter Dawe from Royal Botanic Garden's Youth Community Greening provides a range of tips on tree care.

The NSW Government has several initiatives that are reducing urban heat to create a sustainable, liveable and cool Greater Sydney.

The program celebrates an individual, group or organisation that has made a contribution to creating a greener future.