Hacks and experiments with cultural heritage content, from James Morley
And there was I planting cabbages and sowing carrots and radishes down on the allotment this weekend, when it seems I should really be trying my hand at something altogether more exotic. In amongst the cherry and plum trees, my next planting could well be an avocado if this article Read more …
Nice to see such a high profile source as the Guardian (OK, so it’s the East London and West Essex flavour of the same name) recognising the value of allotments. I for one can vouch that I have never seen so many types of snail and slug as there were Read more …
As Kew sees yet another titan arum flowering, Bonn Botanic Garden goes one better, with the amazing and totally unique site of three flowers emerging from the same corm. Just what have they been feeding it?
We seem to have had such a dull, damp and dismal start to 2006 in London. So much so I’ve lost track of what season it is (although I see next week’s weather forecast is suggesting we’re going to be plummeted straight back into winter). The plants carry on doing Read more …
As a plant person and a Palace fan a story entitled Eden Project Plan For Crystal Palace Park would appear to have dual appeal. But why do I find myself checking the date in the diary? I thought spoof articles only went out on 1 April, not Friday 13th? To Read more …
I just did a quick search to see out of interest if there were any significant botanically-focused blogs out on the web, and came across the UBC Botanical Garden Weblog, which appears to have been running since September 2003. It has a farly scientific focus so may not be for Read more …