A FLOCK of up to 50 hawfinches has been spotted in a town centre park which has been a treat for birdwatchers.

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Until budburst – when tree buds emerge from winter dormancy and new shoots become visible – there is still time to renovate ...

Crackling fires, hearty food and a decent drop - Britain's pubs are the perfect cosy hideaways while we're still cloaked in ...

As with all yew trees, the dark green foliage is evergreen and in the winter months, vibrant red berries are produced, adding a splash of color to the yard when much else is dormant. Pacific yew ...

Boxwood has been a popular evergreen plant for hedging or topiary for centuries. However, more people are seeking boxwood ...

I replaced them with feathered hornbeam trees (£30 from Double Yew Nurseries ... with white flowers in May followed by the blue-black berries that ripen in June. They are hardy to -30 degrees ...

The seeds are not edible by humans, but the ripe aril berries are; they can be enjoyed raw ... Fern Pine”, “Buddhist Pine”, and “Southern Yew”. It should be noted that the tree is, in fact, neither a ...

Chemists at Emory University have invented a reaction to streamline the total synthesis of a compound, phaeocaulisin A, ...

Yew trees are a native British species, with the oldest one in the UK being around 5,000 years old. The bark, leaves and seeds are all toxic to humans. Huw Erasmus, 34, did not intend to end his ...

Photo: Michael Nagle/Mauricio Palos/David Kawai/Bloomberg News Lee Kuan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore and the creator of the economic miracle there, was a famously strict ruler. Considered ...

Providing the backbone of the garden in summer and a stark beauty in winter, small-leaved evergreens are invaluable. Hazel ...