Considering it’s that time of year where we’ll all be either planting Daffodils outdoor or planting indoor varieties like paperwhites, I...

Thrilled to receive my first published material as Newsletter editor for the Professional Gardeners Guild. It is fantastic to feel as...

I was gifted a set of vintage Will’s cigarette cards with gardening hints a little while ago, and thought it interesting to go through...

The unique silky chocolate texture to the flower of Zantedeschia 'Memories'PBR. Named as a Tribute to the Italian botanist Giovanni...

Over 500 million years plants have been evolving alongside other organisms and interacting with them. In recent years, a form of...

The frog hopper, or Cercopoidea can jump up to 70cm high. This is extraordinarily remarkable considering adult frog hoppers weigh around...

Primula vulgaris (Primroses) are a common rosette forming herbaceous perennial, with solitary flowers which rise in clusters during...

Commonly lurking in many UK ponds is Lemna, better known as Duckweed. A common weed to most. However, this familiar pond dweller is quite...

Aphids feed through their mouth parts, the labium and proboscis. The labium is is a long tubular organ housing the stylets within a...

According to the UN Food and agriculture organisation (UNFAO), by 2050 the world’s population will reach 9.1 billion, but it’s looking...

Rusts are one of the most complex plant pathogens, with a diverse range of species estimated in size somewhere between 5000-6000, as well...

Unlike other wasp species, the Wood Wasp or Giant Horntail has no clear abdominal segmentation and instead has a long circular body. This...

The definition of an xerophyte is a plant adapted to live in desiccated environments, needing very little water. Usually, they grow in...

Dionaea muscipula, more commonly known as the Venus Fly trap is-as the name suggests a carnivorous plant. As well as being carnivorous,...

Revisiting the topic of biomimicry from my last post, I thought it apt to mention Butterflies wings. Butterflies from the Lepidoptera...

A notable and defining characteristic of earwigs, aside from their massive pincers, is their unexpected wings. Their short front wings...

There are numerous growth responses within the physiology and morphology of plant leaves when exposed to different levels of light. These...

Martin Vahl, a Danish mycologist described Armillaria mellea as Agaricus mellea in 1790 , and it is now commonly known as Honey fungus....

Rose black spot is caused by the fungi Diplocarpon rosae, a pathogen that before the 1960's had very little attention because of high...

The phylum Mollusca contains around 85,000 species, accounting for 23% of named marine organisms. These animals are made up of a visceral...