Not all trees are green! Reduce carbon footprint and support wildlife by planting wisely

Not all trees are green! Reduce carbon footprint and support wildlife by planting wisely Professor Antonelli says old forests soak up more carbon than new ones  Nigel Colborn explores what gardeners can do for trees, climate and wildlife British gardening expert says trees and long-term shrubs support nature    By Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail … Read more

Tree planting can be HARMFUL to the environment if the wrong species or location is chosen

Tree planting can be harmful to the environment if the wrong species or location is chosen, a new study has warned.  Forests are essential to life on Earth, providing us with food, fuels and medicine, and soaking up carbon dioxide.  However, research indicates that an area around the size of Denmark of tropical forest is … Read more

Will Young reveals he has been planting trees and irises on his local road to spread some cheer

Will Young has revealed that he’s been going incognito to plant trees and flowers on his local road to spread some cheer. The singer, 41, took to Instagram recently to share a fun video of himself ‘road planting’ as he encouraged his fans to do the same. Will revealed that he had planted a crabapple … Read more

Man admits planting fake ‘bomb’ in rucksack at Downing Street

Ex-IT technician, 58, admits planting fake ‘bomb’ in rucksack containing eight bottles of Corona lager on Downing Street Toby Champeney, 58, planted bottles of Corona lager outside Downing Street He called the police to warn them a bomb was about to explode  The former IT technician pleaded guilty and will be sentenced in December By … Read more

Man bought wife flowers after ‘planting contaminated baby food’

A sheep farmer bought wine and flowers for his primary school teacher wife after planting a jar of baby food containing metal shards at Tesco, a court has heard. Nigel Wright, 45, was caught on CCTV taking two jars and placing them into his trolley. He then takes out a contaminated jar and puts it … Read more

Sheep farmer bought wine and flowers for his wife after planting contaminated baby food

A sheep farmer bought wine and flowers for his primary school teacher wife after planting a jar of baby food containing metal shards at Tesco, a court has heard. Nigel Wright, 45, was caught on CCTV taking two jars and placing them into his trolley. He then takes out a contaminated jar and puts it … Read more

Gisele Bundchen reveals she’s planting 40,000 trees in honor of her 40th birthday

She turns the big 4-0 on Monday.  And instead of throwing a big social distancing party or celebration, Gisele Bundchen has decided to rather give back to the community.  The 39-year-old took to social media on Saturday to reveal she was planting 40,000 trees – a special gift for Mother Earth.  Giving back: Gisele Bundchen took … Read more

ROSS CLARK: why IS the Duke of Devonshire planting 7,000 eucalyptus trees?

Britain has always loved trees.  That’s why, whatever else you think of the Prime Minister, he united almost the entire nation yesterday with his pledge to plant 30,000 hectares of them a year ‘to enchant and re-energise the soul’. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if large swathes of this country were once more covered with the … Read more

National Trust stops cleaning rivers and may have to pause planting trees

National Trust stops cleaning rivers and may have to pause planting trees after losing £200million in lockdown The charity has called for ‘renewal over mere recovery’ and urges ministers to prioritise the climate after the pandemic crisis Conservation charities like the National Trust could face collapse as income has decreased significantly during the coronavirus lockdown … Read more

Planting more trees could stop millions of people dying prematurely

Making urban environments just 10 per cent greener by planting more trees could prevent thousands of premature deaths every year, study shows Researchers used multiple studies to calculate the impact of trees on health  They focused on the impact trees would have on the US city of Philadelphia  The authors say their universal findings apply … Read more