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

Prince Charles encourages the nation to get planting trees

Prince Charles has encouraged the nation to get planting trees for ‘Plant Britain’ in a Twitter post that kept comments turned off amid the backlash over his portrayal in Netflix’s The Crown.    The Prince of Wales, 72, has thrown his support behind a Countryfile campaign to plant 750,000 trees in an effort to tackle climate … 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

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

Trump marks Earth Day with tree planting at the White House with Melania

President Donald Trump marked Earth Day at the White House on Wednesday by planting a tree with Melania Trump on the South Lawn. ‘We’re doing something I love doing: planting trees,’ he told the guests. ‘I’ve always loved it.’ ‘This tree will grow, also, and it’ll stand tall and beautiful, and the future generations will be … Read more

UK Government is spending a fraction of its pledged tree planting budget in England

UK Government is spending a fraction of its pledged tree planting budget in England with 37p spent per person compared with £9.23 in Scotland In total the government is spending £20.5 million on woodland grants in England In Scotland the government are spending £50.2 million on new woodland grants  Campaigners say greater funding is needed … Read more