Let's see what we can do by focusing on trees. The Roswell Park Department plants approximately 100 trees every year in one or more of our 26 parks. Throughout our park system you can find almost 4,500 trees. Trees and other plants provide a cooling effect in urban areas by modifying the heat island effect of pavement and buildings. Leaves filter pollutants from the air and help to cleanse the environment.
Wildlife is attracted to plants and shrubs which provides for a more natural setting.
Cleaner air provides for a more healthful environment. Landscaped homes have higher property values when compared to the non-landscaped home. When this is considered, it is not unusual to expect property values of homes near developed parks and open spaces to be higher than those homes that are not near park sites. Landscaping, parks and open space help to increase property values by 5-20 percent. We like trees and other things that grow.