Anyone who is thinking of tidying up their garden this spring should think again, as a tree stump warning has been issued to ...

Hügelkultur gardening reuses plant matter in your yard, such as old tree stumps. Here's why it may be the secret to a thriving raised garden bed.

Gardeners who have a tree stump rotting in their garden have been issued an urgent warning not to touch it or remove it. At this time of year especially, gardens begin to fill with mess.

This would probably be illegal and might well kill whatever was living on the rotting tree stump, though. Better to have decomposing wood in a garden. If you have a dying tree, let it die.