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

Black thorn or Prunus spinosa: The producer of Sloe berries. The long horizontal thorns on Blackthorn are actualy modified stems. These...

The 1994 discovery of Wollemi pine, Known as Wollemia nobilis is one of the greatest botanical discoveries in modern day. Finding what is...

A real rarity at this time of year: The common Blue bell 😜 Hyacinthoides non-scripta. 🌱Covering the ground amongst the trees in a...

Photograph of a Sunflower

Berberis darwinii. Darwins berberis has vibrant, rich, orangey red buds which make it an unmistakable member of Berberidaceae. However,...

The microscopic world on the underside of a Dicksonia antarctica frond. Pteridophytes or Ferns date back to the Carboniferous period –...

Prunus dulcis 'Robin' The Flowering Almond. It is beleived Almonds originated in Iran and central Asia. Merchants would have eaten them...

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

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

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!...

I think we often undervalue the complexity of nature. Within each leaf is a network of cellular photosynthetic complexity. Each stem is a...

Out walking among the wheat fields in Bloxham. Exploring, and finding new walking routes.