3 d. ago Climbing plants that will 'thrive' in your garden even if it gets no sunlight

If your garden is shaded by buildings or trees, it can be difficult to find plants that will grow well. However, there are some climbing plants that will thrive in the shade

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4 d. ago New West Lothian homes planned for brownfield site despite flooding concerns

Local councillor Pauline Orr spoke on behalf of two neighbours who feared flood risk and overshadowing from tree planting on the plans for the site.

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5 d. ago ‘We don’t call them woolly maggots’: how wildlife campaigners put sheep at heart of rewilding plans

The Wildlife Trusts are in shock after acquiring 4,000 sheep in Rothbury estate deal as part of land restoration projectWoolly maggots, nature-destroyers – sheep are criticised by many conservationists for denuding Britain’s uplands of rare plants and trees.So The Wildlife Trusts were shocked when they were compelled to buy 4,000 sheep as part of the biggest land restoration project in England. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day

Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit’s eastside by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees

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9 d. ago ‘It will be beautiful to see our kids grow up with this’: how communities around the world are planting trees

City residents are working out how to fill their streets with trees as evidence grows of their benefits“I wanted to do something that would benefit as many people from the community as possible,” says Chloe Straw, pointing at a small but promising sapling visible through the window of her local cafe.In 2023, Chloe began chatting to her neighbours in Haringey, north London, about trees. “I thought it’d be really nice to raise some money for trees on the main road. Everyone uses West Green Road, regardless of whether you have a lot of money or not, regardless of your background.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago 30,000 trees to be planted on one of Scotland's best known mountains in heart of national park

Those behind the project said it’s the first of its kind and scale ever undertaken on the mountain and one of the highest woodland initiatives in Scotland.

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2 w. ago Seeing Australia’s beloved gumtrees dying makes my insides knot. If they can’t survive, how can we? | Jess Harwood

Even the hardy eucalypts are finding their limits as we experience more frequent bushfires, heatwaves and droughtsExplore the series – Last chance: the extinction crisis being ignored this electionGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailLast week I went to Adelaide to see a man about a tree. The man was Dr Dean Nicolle and the tree was actually 10,000 eucalypt trees and mallees, of over 800 species, which Dean has been planting on a block of land south of Adelaide since 1993.Dean’s passion for eucalypts is incredible. It makes me realise that so much conservation happens purely because someone is just absolutely captivated by something. And thank goodness Dean is, because his love for the eucalypt made the Currency Creek Arboretum, which is designed to bring together all of Australia’s eucalypt species in one place for research. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Local schools join Livingston Designer Outlet’s Tree Buddy programme

Livingston Designer Outlet, Scotland’s largest outlet destination, has launched a Tree Buddy school programme, which will see 100 Scottish native trees planted across 14 local primary school sites, as part of its commitment to sustainability and environmental impact.

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2 w. ago Jeremy Clarkson could face ANOTHER council showdown over bid to improve car park at his Cotswolds pub The Farmer's Dog

The presenter wants to increase parking spaces and plant trees at his two car parks at the Farmer's Dog with visitor numbers greatly increasing since he took over the pub in August.

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2 w. ago King Charles makes wry joke about his health as he plants a tree in Rome in the final day of state visit to Italy

Charles kickstarted the final day of his state visit to Italy by chatting with scientists and planting a tree in the gardens of Villa Wolkonsky, the ambassador's residence just outside Rome.

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2 w. ago Charles jokes about living ‘long enough’ to see sapling grow during Italy visit

The King was in a jovial mood as he planted the young tree in the gardens of Villa Wolkonsky, the UK ambassador’s residence in Rome.

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2 w. ago A hundred trees to be planted in grounds of West Lothian schools in buddy programme

Livingston Designer Outlet aims to offset carbon emissions by its team

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2 w. ago Trump will help plant a sapling to replace a historic White House tree cut down over safety concerns

President Donald Trump is set to help plant a sapling to replace a historic White House tree that had to be cut down due to safety concerns

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3 w. ago Vandals have cut down the memorial trees I planted to remember my son who died in his sleep aged 19

Archie Adam, from Ladywell, south-east London, has condemned the 'cruel and selfish' vandals who 'brutally' stole blossom branches from trees planted in memory of his teenage son, Freddy.

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3 w. ago ‘The leaves fall off – but I think that’s normal’: the houseplants you just can’t kill

Some indoor plants wither the moment you turn your back; others shrug off drought, darkness and even ‘watering’ by cats. Here’s how to choose the most hardy specimens. Plus, readers celebrate the greenery that survived against all the oddsThere is a good reason that we treat certain houseplants as the green wallpaper of our homes: the odd splash of water and they seem to rub along fine. These are the species that have proved, over many decades, that they are best adapted to surviving in a vast range of situations. Unfortunately, familiarity breeds contempt, so many of us dismiss snake plants, spider plants, Swiss cheese plants and dragon trees as uninspiring and basic, even though they are the species that are likely to thrive, whatever the conditions.The key to making “bog standard” houseplants look good is to display them in an atypical way: an oversized trough of snake plants rather than a few leaves in a lonely pot; the silhouette of a mass of plain green spider plants in a huge...

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3 w. ago New Monkland Primary School pupils plant trees to support village's growth

Followed on from waste water infrastructure upgrade which has been ongoing since August last year to help growth of sustainable new housing.

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4 w. ago First trees planted in effort to expand ‘iconic’ temperate rainforest site

Hundreds of saplings have been planted at the Duchy of Cornwall’s Wistman’s Wood.

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