Plant Facts

Blackberry vodka. © Elena Kirey/Getty

How to make blackberry vodka

Gardens can create ideal habitats for wildlife in rural and urban areas. © Barry Herman/Getty

Wildlife Garden

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Small tortoiseshell butterfly on ivy flowers. © Estuary Pig/Getty

Wildlife Gardening

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How to make elderflower gin. © Rostislav Sedlacek/Getty

How to make elderflower gin

Beepot

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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

How to make jumping jack wraps using garlic mustard leaves

Elder shortbread. © Jason Ingram

How to make tasty elder shortbread

Sunrise over bluebells in Warwickshire. © Ben Waters/Getty

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