As hard as nails

Keen collectors sooner or later find their way to the outstanding trees and shrubs at Bluebell Arboretum in Derbyshire, writes Charles Quest-Ritson. It’s a wonderful sight at this time of year

If you’re in the market for a new tree, and you’d like your new purchase to contribute to your garden’s autumn display, little will help narrow down the plethora of choice quite like a visit to an arb

Fallen branches and rotting stumps may look forsaken, but deadwood plays an essential role in the woodland

Autumn colour glows through the garden at The Old Vicarage, Wormingford, in two phases. “Dramatic colour comes mainly from the trees with their brilliant red and copper tones,” says Jeremy Allen, a ga

From ancient Greece to Norfolk, the story of one of England’s loveliest naturalised trees brims with antiquarian intrigue and sylvan charm, discovers Aeneas Dennison

As autumn approaches, we are reminded of its beauty by the rich and rapidly changing leaf colours produced by trees as they prepare for winter. The production of green chlorophyll shuts down, exposing