Que? These coat -clad trees caught my eye as I was driving past a park the other day. What a waste in the name of Art I thought, especially at this time of year when many are cold and homeless. On closer inspection, this proved to be not such a bad idea after all, which just shows that one shouldn’t jump to conclusions. Natty! What the well - dressed tree wears - pure wool Here’s what the labels on the trees said: Free on a Tree is the initiative of an 11 year – old – Hobart boy, Oliver Edwards, who thought of it as part of a homework challenge at his school last year, after we had had lots of flooding. Since then the idea has caught on in a number of places such as Redcliff and Toowoomba in Queensland, as well as other parts of Tasmania . This year he has branched out into blankets as well. Though you might be sweltering in the Northern Hemisphere just now, it's a great idea worth remembering f or when the cooler w...
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