This method has become popular globally, with different organizations worldwide vouching for its effectiveness, especially as they can grow 10 times faster than normal plantings. The method employs ...

Westmorland and Furness Council wants to plant 250,000 trees across five years, for each of its residents A local authority is pressing ahead with ambitions to plant a tree for each of its residents ...

The Miyawaki method is an afforestation technique for cultivating fast-growing groves of native plants, with the dense, mixed planting intended to simulate the layers of a natural forest. Originally ...

Between busy streets, parks and shopping centres, a green transformation is quietly underway, bringing nature back to the ...

A close-up of an unspecified Japanese maple seed pod - Lois GoBe/Shutterstock Many home landscapers love the look of Japanese maple trees (Acer palmatum) for their garden or yard, and it's easy to see ...

Close up of the brilliant red foliage of Japanese maple - Dan Gabriel Atanasie/Shutterstock There's nothing quite as breathtaking as a beautiful Japanese maple when it's displaying its stunning fall ...

From an aesthetic point of view, Japanese maples have a distinctive architectural beauty year-round but especially after their leaves fall. From a practical perspective, these maple trees are compact ...

A local authority is pressing ahead with ambitions to plant a tree for each of its residents by trialling a method used in Japan. Westmorland and Furness Council wants to plant 250,000 trees across ...