Dig in and plant — or gift — a tree at a Hometree summer school

The tree-planting charity has planted more than 100,000 trees already and is holding a summer school this month as well as regular volunteer days

Hometree has bases in County Clare and in Wicklow

There is a proverb that goes: the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. 

Hometree wasn't around 20 years ago but the tree-planting charity is hoping that it will be a mighty oak itself when the first of its trees are two decades old.  What began as a small community garden project in 2015 has literally grown — more than 100,000 trees have been planted, many more are in the seedling stages and there's a Hometree summer school taking place later this month (June 24-26).