Drosera capensis. Commonly known as Sundew. These interesting plants are covered in mucilagonous glandulous trichomes which secrete...

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...

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,...

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 –...

Today I tried Rosa rugosa #rose hip. At this time of year the rugosa rose fruit is red and ripe for the taking and absolutely delicious!...

Gardening Horticulture degree glasshouse

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

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