Trees

Fancy growing something different this season? Top plant sellers and nurseries told us which brand-new, recently introduced or simply fresh-to-their-lists plants they are excited about this year

Flowering trees and shrubs are one of the delights of spring and make wonderful additions to even the smallest of gardens.

Ornamental Japanese cherry blossom trees are one of the delights of spring, with their clouds of pink or white blooms.

Offering evergreen foliage and a year-round supply of fruit, citrus trees are easy to grow, provided you have somewhere to overwinter them

You invest in a Christmas tree and bring it into your home over the festive season. Make sure it's as happy as possible so it lasts for as long as possible

Looking for an alternative to a cut Christmas tree? Here are some attractive conifers that you can grow outdoors in pots all year round, then bring indoors for the festive season

Once a delicacy, medlars have fallen out of fashion, but grower Jane Steward is determined to show how abundant and easy they are, and to introduce them to a wider audience

Ablaze with astonishing autumn colour, Evenley Wood’s impressive collection of trees and shrubs places this Northamptonshire garden – already well known for its spring bulb displays – even more firmly on the map

We bring you 16 of the best trees for autumn colour, chosen by the experts at Kwekerij Arborealis nursery in the Netherlands. Photographs by Maayke de Ridder and Andrea Jones

Wisteria needs to be pruned twice a year to keep it in good shape and to ensure abundant flowers. Here's how to do it.

Discover the indestructible varieties that designers, head gardeners and flower growers rely on: the top easy-to-grow, long-lived, pest- and disease-free performers for your garden

Yellow magnolias can be an attractive alternative. Here you'll find growing advice for yellow magnolia trees and shrubs, the best magnolias to grow and where to buy them.

These hard-working plants provide several seasons of interest in your garden through flowers, fruit, foliage, bark and even spring shoots

Our guide on how to coppice and cut back hazel for lovely hazel stems and to keep your hazel plants healthy

Discover when you need to coppice shrubs and trees to encourage bright new stems and foliage.

Discover some of the best shrubs to plant in your garden for birds, chosen by Isabel Losada

No space for a tree in your garden? Think again. We asked experts to recommend the best trees to grow in containers. Words: Chris Young, Photos: Jason Ingram & Eleanor Walpole

As winter approaches, re-stocking your firewood supplies is on the agenda. We choose the best types of firewood, give advice on stacking logs and how to light a fire. Words Louise Allen, photographs Andrew Montgomery

Faced with a warming climate, many gardeners are thinking carefully about resilient plants for their garden. But what about three of the world's most extreme trees?

Tony Kirkham, formerly head of arboretum, gardens and horticulture services at Kew is responsible for the collection of 14,000 trees. Here he shares how to plant and care for trees Photographs Andrew Montgomery

We asked a selection of gardening experts to choose their favourite tree. Here are the trees you can plant to help wildlife and mitigate climate change

Forestry England's Westonbirt Arboretum is home to 15,000 specimen trees. Dan Crowley global conservation consortia manager at botanic gardens conservation international tell us about some of the species that are in danger of being lost. Cover image Johnny Hathaway

Many people worry that a tree will overpower a small garden, but as garden designer Sarah Price shows, the key is finding the right place and the right tree

Want to create height and interest in a small garden? You might think you want a tree, but you really need a tree-like shrub – a ‘trub’