Meghan Trainor kicked off Christmas early this year by dressing up as Cindy Lou Who for Halloween and the release of her first holiday album on Friday. Less than 24 hours after throwing a How the Grinch Stole Christmas-themed bash with her husband, Daryl Sabara, the Grammy winner, 26, shared a Boomerang video of herself in front of … Read more
Tourists flock to a residential street in North Sydney to get a picture with blooming jacaranda trees as they turn the sky into a stunning purple canopy The beautiful jacaranda season has taken over Sydney’s social media once again Every year in October and November blue and purple jacaranda trees bloom Many flock to popular … Read more
‘Tis the season to get spooky! Social media users turn traditional Christmas trees into Halloween centrepieces by covering them with fake blood, spiders and pumpkin lights With Halloween near, some families are putting their Christmas trees to use early Recycling the faux firs, Instagram users across the world showcased makeovers People are using plastic spiders, … Read more
Deadly wildfires in California have burned more than four million acres and while many scientists say climate change is to blame, others are also pointing to beetles. These insects have eaten their way through millions of acres of trees across the western North America, creating heaps of dry timber just waiting to be ignited. The Creek Fire … Read more
A mansion owner has won a legal battle to keep 32ft leylandii trees outside her property after the council failed to specify which plants had to be chopped down. Alessandra Dellantonio, who owns a listed 19th century home in Inverness, became embroiled in a feud with her neighbour Janice Gordon over the greenery. Ms Gordon had claimed her home … Read more
A residential tower in Australia will take green living to new heights. Urban Forest, a 30-story high-rise in South Brisbane, will be covered in a ‘vertical garden’ of over 20,000 trees and plants, more than five times the greenery found in a nearby park. Raised up on large ‘tree trunk’ columns, the latest masterpiece from … Read more
Trees with faster growth rates die younger across multiple countries and species, which reduces overall carbon storage capacity, a new study claims. Researchers analysed tree-ring data of more than 200,000 records of 82 species across Europe, Asia and the Americas. They found tree faster growth is being offset by earlier mortality and release of the … Read more
Amazon’s contract drivers are hanging cell phones in TREES next to distribution stations and Whole Foods stores in Chicago so they can get notifications to pick up deliveries before rivals Amazon Flex drivers are hanging phones in trees near a Whole Foods store The idea is to help them grab incoming orders in faster via … Read more
A Tory MP is locked in a furious row with her neighbours over trees at her £1.35million home which they say blocks sunlight and shed leaves over their gardens. Junior health minister Helen Whately and her company director husband purchased the farmhouse near Faversham in Kent last year and now local residents are complaining about … Read more
A sycamore laced with shoes, an oak bound in chains and a yew said to be more than 1,000 years old are among the contenders vying to be named England’s Tree of the Year 2020. Ten trees have been shortlisted and members of the public are invited to vote for their favourite. The Woodland Trust’s … Read more