Autumn puts out her brightest colours

If you like to think of your garden as a tranquil haven of subtle shading, stay away from Staghorn sumac, it will really upset the apple cart.

If you like to think of your garden as a tranquil haven of subtle shading, stay away from Staghorn sumac, it will really upset the apple cart.

Loved and loathed in equal measure, Rhus typhinus is a specimen tree that comes into its own at this time of year, its lance-shaped leaves lighting up the garden with all the subtlety of a flame thrower.

There is no doubting its popularity. In a street ...