For instant impact in a newly landscaped garden, there’s nothing quite like planting mature trees or native hedgerow plants for transformative and long-lasting results, believes Steven Desmond

The tree is the centrepiece of our celebrations – in fact, it’s estimated that 85 per cent* of UK homes put one up. But when it comes to sustainability, which is better – real or fake? Let’s crunch the numbers…

Fossilised dinosaur prints, volcanic craters, ice-carved corries – there are places in Britain where the landscape is a portal to the past. Hanna Lindon takes a stroll through 4 billion years of British history

A once-neglected patch of land in Duddingston, Edinburgh has been transformed into a welcoming green space by volunteers. Jock Tamson’s Gairden – named in honour of Duddingston’s Rev John Thomson, ins

This week’s dream: the dazzling coral gardens of ...

These enormous storks are just one of Costa Rica’s many avian attractions, writes Ruth Miller