I have never written much about the one-acre shaw of native trees I planted in 1994, even though it is the delight of my heart, especially when the wild cherries flame in autumn. That’s because I am well aware that en masse tree-planting is a niche activity, open only to the fortunate few.
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Available from the Spectator Bookshop, £27 Tel: 08430 600033. Ursula Buchan is a former Spectator gardening columnist; her books include The English Garden, Back to the Garden and A Green and Pleasant Land.
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