[UK] Plant ‘tredges’ to boost England’s tree cover, gardeners urged
5mon 24d ago by piefed.zip/u/Ludicrous0251 in nativeplantgardening@mander.xyz from www.theguardian.com
Royal Horticultural Society’s call backs government aim to increase woodland cover from 10% to at least 16.5% by 2050
Its thorny protective canopy supports biodiversity and helps alleviate flooding risks from summer thunder-showers through effective water uptake.
Diverse trees also provide benefits to the garden because different species have different root architecture, which improves the health and structure of the soil.
layered canopies, ranging from ground covers to herbaceous perennials, shrubs and trees of various sizes, which has the benefit of maximising species diversity in limited spaces, and providing protective benefits against climate extremes (hot and cold) offered by this approach.