The first five of 49 saplings grown from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree have been planted as part of National Tree Week. It’s hoped the ‘Trees of Hope’, which have been gifted to community pro

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The finest bay trees I know are the legendary 150-year-old specimens that line the gracious balustraded South Terrace at Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland. The trees were already at least 50 years old

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden… plus her diary for the week!

It’s time to take a look at the wealth of stylish smaller conifers that give all-year colour and structure, says Sue Fisher

When John Little arrived at Hilldrop 35 years ago, the four-acre former plotland in Essex was little more than grass, clay and rubble. Today, it’s one of the UK’s most influential experimental gardens