Firefighters were called to a hedge fire in Oswestry this afternoon with police also being called to the scene.

Whether you have evergreen, deciduous, or conifer hedges as part of your backyard ideas, there are simple guidelines to ensure you prune them at the right time of year. Let us help clear things up ...

A COUPLE have been locked in a six-year battle with their neighbour over a monster tree, nicknamed King Conifer. The 30-foot cypress – the height of two stacked double-decker buses – blots ...

THINK of a conifer, and the first thing that comes to your mind is probably a massive Leylandii looming over your garden.

Most evergreen formal hedges like to be trimmed two or three times a year, while they're actively growing. Conifer hedges such as leylandii need regular pruning or these fast-growers will soon ...

If you're planning ahead you can grow enough plants for a whole new hedge. All but the very slowest growing varieties of conifers will root from cuttings. If you have a Leyland cypress or another ...

March kicks off the tree pruning season. When it comes to pruning conifers such as spruce, pine and yew, March is a little ...