By John David For those of you who, like me, find the experience of the short days and long nights of mid Winter a seriously depressing one, the existence of…Read More >
#AdventBotany 2019 Day 2: Death by chocolate
By Alastair Culham In 2014 I introduced the food of the gods, Theobroma cacao, as the source of chocolate, that staple of Christmas excess, in the 16th Advent Botany post. …Read More >
#AdventBotany 2019 Day 2: Death by chocolate
By Alastair Culham In 2014 I introduced the food of the gods, Theobroma cacao, as the source of chocolate, that staple of Christmas excess, in the 16th Advent Botany post. …Read More >
#AdventBotany 2019 Day 1: Clementine, Satsuma, Tangerine; what’s the difference?
By Alastair Culham Welcome to #AdventBotany 2019 and the start of another journey into quirky, curious, historical and, above all, botanical information about the plants associated with the winter season….Read More >
#AdventBotany 2019, Day 1: Clementine, Satsuma, Tangerine; what’s the difference?
By Alastair Culham Welcome to #AdventBotany 2019 and the start of another journey into quirky, curious, hostorical and, above all, botanical information about the plants associated with the winter season….Read More >
World Gin Day 2019
By Claire Smith and Alastair Culham Some years ago Reading University helped supply some plants to the stunning display glasshouses at the Bombay Sapphire Gin distillery about 40 minutes drive…Read More >
#AdventBotany 2018, Day 25: Naughty or Nice?
By Claire Smith Are you on Santa’s Naughty or Nice list this year? If all you’ve discovered in the toe of your stocking this morning is a lump of coal,…Read More >
#AdventBotany 2018, Day 24: The hunt for Disa x brendae
Neither my partner Ben nor I actively celebrate Christmas. We prefer to hide away from the crazy world that Christmas has become and endeavour to find ourselves as far away…Read More >
#AdventBotany 2018, Day 23: I met Tunnicliffe in a forest of Conifers
by Claire Smith As children I’m sure we’ve all sprinkled far too much glitter onto a pine cone and hung it from the Christmas tree… but have you ever wondered…Read More >
#AdventBotany 2018, Day 22: Thyme for a good stuffing
By Fi Young Sage and onion stuffing seems to be the norm for stuffing a Christmas turkey, but what about using thyme? A Google search produced 9 million results! A…Read More >