Trees and greens spaces are essential for urban sustainability and liveability.
Organic life

How trees cool homes in a warming climate

Trees green urban landscapes, help cool homes and add beauty, writes Angie Roach. The best bit? We can plant them ourselves.

German beech trees
Organic life

Forest bathing

Being amongst trees is a privilege, especially when you have the time to just wander and relax in a forest.

Trees can have a positive impact on our blood pressure.
Our planet

Deep forest diving

In an extract from his new book The Heartbeat of Trees, Peter Wohlleben delves into the benefits of spending time in forests.

Logging in Papua New Guinea
Our planet

Our life-giving forests

Environmental activist and nature defender Dr Reese Halter celebrates the carbon-storing, rain-creating and simple majesty of trees, while calling for immediate action to protect them and humanity’s future.

Planting bare-rooted trees
What to plant

Bare-rooted trees and shrubs

If you are looking at buying a bare rooted tree or shrub, read about the best way to prepare the soil and then plant them.

Ancient bristlecone pines
Organic solutions

The Ancient Ones

Dr Reese Halter makes his annual pilgrimage to visit trees that "offer a glimpse and insight into immortality". Find out more here.

Dr Reese Halter and the sequoia
Organic solutions

Going to the big trees

Join Dr Resse halter on an expedition to find (and hug) the world's tallest trees.

weeping elm
Organic life

In your branches

Read the winning entries for our "tree stories" competition.