Each year, the trees in a deciduous wood discard around 2.5kg of leaves and twigs per square metre. The leaves go through three stages to become leaf mould. Firstly, springtails get to work on them, ...

Autumn leaves are welcomed by some as a gift to the garden. For others they are nothing but a nuisance, something to be gotten rid of. Most gardeners know that leaves are full of plant nutrients and ...

When I was a child, my favourite season by a long shot was autumn. I loved the sight of it, the smell of it, the sound and sense of it. Especially the trees. Giant beech, oak and flushing gold and ...