Plant Facts

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Wildlife Champion

Naomi Wilkinson discusses why she loves goat willow

How to make elderflower gin. © Rostislav Sedlacek/Getty

Learn how to make delicious elderflower gin

Beepot

Win a Beepot planter in our new competition

The St Helena olive became extinct in 2003. © Rebecca Cairns-Wicks

Hundreds of plants wiped out in the last 250 years

Mojito cocktail. © a_namenko/Getty

How to make wild mint mojitos

Apple blossom in bloom in the traditional orchard at Cotehele. (c) Steve Haywood

Dozens of orchards to be planted by National Trust

King Oak. © Blenheim Palace

Oxfordshire has Europe’s largest collection of ancient oak trees

Ash tree suffering from an infection of ash dieback. © Andrea Harper

Everything you need to know about ash dieback

King oak being surveyed © Blenheim Palace.

Native oak decline threatens thousands of species

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How to make tasty elder shortbread

Sunrise over bluebells in Warwickshire. © Ben Waters/Getty

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Top places to see bluebells

Skyscrapers and tree. © Philippe Le Jeanvre/Getty

Trees are crucial for the future of our cities

Use different ingredients to create other flavoured salts. Left to right: wild garlic, red wine, rosemary and orange, Scarborough fair.

How to make wild garlic salt

Pasqueflowers. © Ian Redding/Getty

Where to see pasqueflowers in the UK