The RHS are not the only ones giving away trees – Monkton Elm in Somerset is inviting worthy causes from the county to contact them and they could qualify to receive free young trees.

The centre is offering between 50 and 100 saplings to schools, charities, village organisations and community groups that would like them.

Andrew Pitman, Plant Manager at the family-run garden centre, explained: “To tie in with the start of the New Year and our 30th anniversary, we’ve got 2,012 small sapling trees to give to any worthy causes that would like them for projects they are running this year.

The garden centre will be giving away groups of between 50 and 100 small saplings, known as whips. The trees are indigenous British varieties. Worthy causes that apply for the trees must write in to Andrew at the garden centre giving details of their project and why they think they deserve to receive a group of saplings.