Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh – the Botany of Christmas…
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Seeing the trees for themselves
English writer Roger Deakin introduces Wildwood by observing, “I am a woodlander. I have sap in my veins.”…
Children of the corn
So perhaps Children of the Corn might be apposite after all – both as a celebration and as a caution.…
Greenspace: More Beer and Civilisation
Biotechnology’s Debt to Beer…
Greenspace: Aloe beyond vera
Some years ago I owned up to being a cactophile in this column – while perhaps more technically correct, at that time, I couldn’t quite come out as a succulento…
Greenspace: The Mythology of Plants
A Winter’s Tale & the Mythology of Plants…
Greenspace
Beer and civilisation…
Wild Chocolate
Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon following the northern hemisphere’s spring equinox. For non-Christians the celebration is m…
Putting the lid back on Pandora’s Box
One of Australia’s treasures is Rhododendron lochiae – Australia’s native Rhododendron.…
Gin & tonic – contemporary economic botany
Gin marvellously illustrates the importance of plants.…