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Tree Hugging

Earth

It is worth valuing trees, but all deserve our respect

The benefits trees bring to our lives are now being quantified by a band of treeconomists, an approach that could help us give trees the respect they deserve

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Angel Oak tree

Earth

The world's tallest tree costs more than a private island

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Magical regrowth: Kew Gardens opens revamped Temperate House

Earth

Magical regrowth: Kew Gardens opens revamped Temperate House

Culture

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Life

The spiky but stunning burrs that litter the South African coast

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watering can

Life

Growing skills: A scientific guide to greener fingers

Features

4 ways your eco-friendly plot is no good – and how to fix it

Life

4 ways your eco-friendly plot is no good – and how to fix it

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Growing skills: How to get the prettiest flowers on the block

Life

Growing skills: How to get the prettiest flowers on the block

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Growing skills: Top tips for producing the best veg in town

Life

Growing skills: Top tips for producing the best veg in town

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Life

Dirty talk: How pollution is snuffing out plants' scent messages

Features

Restored alvar grassland

Life

Restoring Estonian alvar grasslands to save unique species

A huge project to return one of Europe’s most biodiverse habitats to its former glory is already seeing success. Julianna Photopoulos reports from the site

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Life

Tree-climbing goats spit out and disperse valuable argan seeds

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Life

Joseph Hooker: The travelling man who became Emperor of Botany

Culture

Life

Sweet salvation: Stopping orchids from being eaten to extinction

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Life

Buttercups focus light to heat their flowers and attract insects

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