The ideal tree for the small courtyard or townhouse garden, Young’s birch has an attractive umbrella shape that allows it to fit perfectly at the side of a pond or flower bed. It can also be grown ...

Plant-emitted semi-volatile compounds have low vaporization rates at 20–25°C and may therefore persist on surfaces such as plant foliage. The passive adsorption of arthropod-repellent semi-volatiles ...

Silver birches are among the best trees for small gardens since they never produce too dense a canopy and their root systems are unlikely to shift foundations. That said, always make sure they are ...