The dragonfly from the family Odonata has veiny wings which are corrugated, making them robust and inflexible, resulting in a high...

Nematoda includes the largest population of animals on earth, with an estimated million unclassified species. Descriptively, they are...

The beautiful flowers on Magnolia stellata - a spring white explosion!! Brought in to the UK from Japan in the late 1800's...

image: Home | Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum (OBGA) is the oldest surviving botanic garden in...

The vibrant autumnal colours of Rubus fruiticosus, or Bramble! Highlighted by the afternoon sunlight hitting the woodland floor. Brambles...

Propagating Begonia rex by the three methods of vegetative propagation. Using a mix of peat free compost and perlite. Stamp cuttings,...

A sketch of the domed mosque in Istanbul in appreciation of the Ottoman empire, and Islamic style of architecture in Turkey. Islamic...

My garden design contribution towards the britishbeekeepers association (#BBKA ) apiary. The dense herbaceous #perennial borders act as...

Saprolegnia parasitica. A ‘Water mould’ which prays on fish. Under the microscope x400 #horticulture #plants #gardening #gardeningblog...

Fatsia japonica, with its large, glossy palmate, lobed leaves. Generally between 7-9 lobed. Hence the name fatsia, from the word fatsi –...

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It's that time of year again. Deciduous trees drop their leaves, littering the ground with warm autumnal colours, almost in spite of the...

The interesting sharp, fizzy texture of Morina longifolia from Caprifoliaceae native to the Himalayas #horticulture #plants #gardening...

Just finished my dissertation! Selenium biofortification is a topic I became immensely passionate about once I realised how many people...

Lotus corniculatus, commonly known as 'birds foot trefoil'. Despite being called Lotus, it has nothing to do with the spiritual lotus...

The class Arachnida consists over 100,000 species, including Ticks, Mites, King crabs, Scorpions, and Spiders, with the majority of...