Iris Reticulata packs a visual punch far above what its diminutive stature would lead you to imagine. The small perfectly formed miniature iris head has a jewel-like quality, some of the vibrant colours not being dissimilar to those found in a magnificent piece of stained glass. This dwarf iris puts ...
The Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) – A beautiful legless Lizard
The term Slow-worm is a true misnomer as the graceful creature is neither slow nor a worm. Anguis fragilis, to give it its Latin name, is often mistaken for a snake but is in fact a legless lizard. Anguis fragilis of the Anguidae Family Anguis fragilis is commonly known as a slow-worm (spelled ...
The Wild Blackberry – An Underrated Late Summer Fruit
There’s nothing quite like foraging for juicy blackberries that ripen on thorny brambles from mid-August right through to October. The rich purple berries can be found growing in hedgerows, woods, ditches, heath and moorland and the verges of lanes and roads right across the length and breadth of ...
15 memorable quotes from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is, arguably, the most famous tragedy ever written. It resonates with audiences around the world today, just as powerfully as when it was first performed over four hundred years ago. So iconic is the English work that Romeo and Juliet quotes have been cited in other works ever since ...
Cotinus Coggygria – A versatile shrub for the English garden
Cotinus coggygria (a.k.a. The Smoke Tree) is a hardy deciduous ornamental shrub that is easy to grow anywhere in Britain. It creates one of the finest foliage displays to be found in any garden from early Spring right through to its fiery pièce de résistance during the months of September and ...
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