My garden is small and much of it is shady. It faces north and has a large apple tree that was probably …
The Meadow Brown is one of Britain’s most common butterflies and symbolises the arrival of summer as their numbers swell towards Summer …
The Peacock butterfly is widespread in Europe during summer and always looks spectacular. Its scientfic name is beautiful – Aglais Io. Io …
Bees are one of the lynchpins of our life on Earth. Almost 90% of wild plants and 75% of leading global crops …
Comfrey has had a long relationship with humans. It grows in sun or shade in damp areas. Look for it near ditches …
Lac, like Cochineal, is a red dye used for many hundreds of years. Recently I had success dyeing with it and have …
The unassuming Dock is the kind of plant you don’t notice. It has large, slightly leathery looking leaves, sometimes with red spots …
Red was the preserve of the Roman generals, according to Pliny. Warriors used this colour, including the British redcoats until they became …