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Joe ashman is a tree surgeon and looks after the estates most precious resource. joe, so this is your office, this is where you hang out? it is, yeah. i look after the trees, basically. managing trees and managing the form and the structure of the trees, you can prolong its life considerably really. so as they grow older, they do kind of get too big for themselves. they can start falling apart as they get older. so we can reduce weight here and there. the trust had predicted a spectacular autumn...

Yes, they need some seeds from this chilli. and what would they use these seeds for, what kind of studies would they do? from the seeds they can either extract molecules like dna or rna, and they can use the seeds to grow plants in experiments. the portal isnt about giving people gardening tips, its more scientific than that. but it is a window on one of the most interesting natural collections in the country. richard westcott, bbc news, the botanic garden in cambridge. its been seven months, bu...

Which is on their website, but academics and experts and other botanic gardens all over the world are also encouraged to order seeds and believes that they would like to study. there is something interesting going on here. angie, you are the assistant curator and preparing a sample. a scientist has gone on to the portal and would like to study something. chilis? yes, they need some seeds from this chilli. and what would they use these seeds for, what kind of studies with they do? from the seeds ...

Some are older than the country itself. our national forests are constant - beautifying the landscape, filtering the air we breathe, purifying our water supply and cooling the climate. forests are where we retreat to play, connect with one another, and commune with nature. we need our forests. and now more than ever, our forests need us. fires, insects and disease devastate our forests each year. thats why the arbor day foundation is putting out the call to plant more trees and preserve and prot...