Lots of plants excelled themselves this year, but the wild spindle tree and its garden relatives did even better than most. Spindle is one of the few trees that gets its name from one of its ...

I know of only two people who have one. Yet this tree-type of Euonymus is well-suited to small urban lots (reaching no more than 10 feet high and 3 feet wide) and it copes well with our godawful ...

Stunning photographs show a ghostly blanket of ermine moth caterpillar web draping an entire tree in Worcestershire. The tiny creepy crawlies joined together to cocoon the tree and a nearby bush with ...

RESIDENTS have spotted a freaky-looking tree covered in webs - with many questioning what it is on social media. The tree, which has attracted attention by passers-by, is located in Stoke Prior off ...

However, earlier this year, a tree came down in a storm, an old hawthorn, and I cut it up for firewood. I’m finding it hard to resist the temptation to plant something in its place, particularly as it ...

But don’t worry if you were intending to get a few in but never got around to it. Our climate is getting milder and you should be all right up until Christmas at least. The thinking behind planting ...

Autumn colour should be an essential part of any garden. But we usually have to wait until late October before those fiery reds, oranges and yellows begin to appear and liven up the scene. The ...

Here comes the colour! As the weather turns chilly, our gardens brighten, with the leaves of deciduous trees turning through red, orange and yellow. Caught in early morning sunshine, or the golden ...

To help celebrate ‘National Tree Day’ on October 10th, the Irish Independent in conjunction with The Native Woodland Trust and Ikea are giving away 6000 trees to communities nationwide. Community ...