Hacks and experiments with cultural heritage content, from James Morley
The Independant ran a fascinating article on Sunday: Grow-your-own Viagra craze hits Britains garden centres Thankfully I’m not one to need to follow their advice (too much info?!), but this has to be one of the best botanical news stories I’ve read for ages. It’s always nice to see the Read more …
The Daily Mail is today reporting “Attack of the super weed hits Olympics” and suggesting that clearing 10 acres of this pesky little plant could cost £70 million. They go on to say: Surveyors have discovered that the aggressive weed has taken over 10 acres of the proposed sites for Read more …
Well, I knew the answer to that one as posed on the BBC website, but I confess I’d never heard of the Lincolnshire Rhubarb Triangle. Any Bermuda connections? Or do you think they’re just trying to trade off the name?
The Eden Project has just seen a titan arum flower, and to back it up they have done some nice web coverage including a live webcam and timelapse footage. But looking at Google News it seems that this latest flowering has failed to capture the imagination of the press with Read more …
It turned out to be a bit breezy in london yesterday. A driver was killed by falling tree, Kew Gardens shut to the public over safety fears, and bicycle journeys were taking either half the time or five times as long, depending on which way you were travelling. By coincidence Read more …
The title says it all really: Blackberry bush saves skydiver in 15,000ft fall. That’s a juicy plant story if ever I read one. Ouch!!!