Fancy a curry? I do, and I like foraging for food, but I won’t be using Hemlock Water Dropwort, Oenanthe crocata. Here is a cautionary tale. About twenty years ago a group of eight young adults on holiday in Western … Continue reading →
It’s Saffron season on the allotment, though my ten plants won’t make me a fortune anytime soon. Saffron, Crocus sativus, is a member of the Iris family, the Iridaceae. There are around 90 species of Crocus, and they are perennial … Continue reading →
I love Viper’s Bugloss, Echium vulgare. It’s a plant that always makes me smile, because of its lovely flowers and because it brings back happy childhood memories. The first time I saw it was as a child of four or five … Continue reading →