Late autumn to winter is the time to plant bare-root hedges, so gardening editor Sharon Amos shares everything to know about ...

What better time to celebrate one of the countryside’s unsung heroes: a tree, or shrub if you prefer, that’s so common and ubiquitous that it often gets taken for granted. Common hawthorn (Crataegus ...

Hedge plants really shouldn't be an afterthought. While they might be a little unglamorous or less showy than dahlias or poppies or peonies, hedge plants are the backbone of any garden, typically ...

A busy day pruning the hedge and trimming the hawthorn tree. A busy day at Evergreen Farm includes pruning the mock orange hedge and trimming the hawthorn tree. Anstace gives recipes for using the ...

Tijana Blanusa works for the Royal Horticultural Society, and is based at the University of Reading. This project was funded by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 (Built Environment ...