Browsing: Botany

Jayyvon isn’t doing anything bizarre that needs explanation like 1332 Alexis Gabrielle Sherrington or 1715 Tyler Linoleum; I’m giving him…

Economic aspects of applied anatomy: Economic Aspects of Applied Anatomy There Are Occasions When Herbarium Botanists Find That It Is…

This winter has been the perfect testament to the climate change our state (and the whole planet) is experiencing. In…

The aim of my PhD is to identify which ornamental plants might become invasive in the future, possibly as a…

Wild Daffodils, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, in West Woods, near Marlborough, Wiltshire. © Karen Andrews It’s a pleasure to see Wild Daffodils.…

“Do plants feel?” This is one of many questions that Indian scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose posed. Bose, today’s featured Google…

Stopped off at Orton on the way up to see Crepis praemorsa at its only UK site, quite a few…

This lovely garden just outside the small coastal town of Landevennec in northern Brittany  is absolutely full of surprises at…

Preparing to leave for a new campsite with all of our gear and supplies Exploring remote and little known parts…

[Disclaimer: The content in this RSS feed is automatically fetched from external sources. All trademarks, images, and opinions belong to…

Prosthechea brassavolae is an orchid (Orchidaceae) in the subfamily Epidendroideae. This species is part of a multispecies group known…

A kingfisher perches quietly at the lower pond in the winter sunshine [Disclaimer: The content in this RSS feed is…

Pacific Coralroot, Corallorhiza mertensiana (Orchidaceae). 🌸A new orchid species for me! These were so PINK compared to other coralroots I’ve…

A liger at Jungle Island, Miami. Lions and tigers naturally live in different habitats and so rarely meet. If they do happen…

I’ve been busy with life this past holiday month, and have been working on some writing, including a new article…

A Seminole pumpkin in my garden near DC, a decade ago A Seminole pumpkin in a CSA box a decade…

2022 Madison Fling attendees at the UW-Madison ArboretumThanks for joining us! We love reading your posts about the Madison Fling,…

When visitors see our garden renovation, one of their first positive comments is about the gabion retaining walls. We agree. For high design…

Talks Kenton is Doing:Oct 28, (2025) UNLA: St George, UT, USA “Crevice Gardens”Jan 7 (2026) : Montana Green Expo: Billings,…

 The weather pattern seems to have changed to a hotter, wetter July.  At least for now the almost 3″ of…

Six very short stories about trees.  1. ‘So the tree rustles in the evening, when we stand uneasy before our…

It is a rare but special day when we can add a new plant to the relatively small list of…

True Blue Flowers at the allotment /part 2I’ve complained over and over about how I missed having the time to…

Here is another introduced species that has increased rapidly in the last 20 years. It’s a creeping bramble coming from…

Diving into the history of plants frequently shows me crafts and professions that I knew little about and that are…

It’s not often that I drive around with a car full of silverware, but that’s exactly what happened last September…

 Hiking the Bridge Trail in the Quehanna Wild AreaI shared an update just a couple of weeks ago, but it…

Check out this Google Street View of the Madagascar Section. [Disclaimer: The content in this RSS feed is automatically fetched…

Available on my Etsy shop!Scientific illustrations prints of several Nepenthes species from Peninsular Malaysia: N. macfarlanei and the recently described…

Joni Cook at Dimminsdale LNR,LeicestershireImage courtesy of J. CookBSBI’s Strategy 2024-27 includes the goal of inspiring, building and supporting a…

Advance copies of my new book, Three Worlds Oak, can now be ordered through the publisher in the UK and…

When garden plants go weedy, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ve escaped the boundaries of our yards and invaded nearby natural…

Around November/December I divided and transplanted my staghorn sporelings (Platycerium superbum) and wrote a blog post about these staghorn sporelings.  I…

Botanical gardens are often celebrated for their beauty, and they also serve as important centers for scientific research. At the…

For gardeners, the annual Orchid Show isn’t just a seasonal spectacle—it’s an inspirational classroom and a celebration of nature’s endless…

Plant Hunt is a game of memory. The goal is to match all the cards in the shortest number of…

The nomination of Steve Pearce for BLM Director and the urgent need for Congressional defense An ongoing series, produced by…

usgsbiml:Parasite.  Nest parasite to be exact.  Formerly in the genus Psithyrus, these bees are now in the genus Bombus, with the…

One: the article I mentioned writing last year for the Old Farmer’s Almanac Garden Guide is out; print copies have…

                         Economic Botany             …

If you have not use the iNaturalist app to enter plant photographs and location information you haven’t had the opportunity…

Katharine Murray Lyell’s book, A Geographical Distribution of All the Known Ferns, was published by John Murray (who was also Charles…

Carving a scary face in a pumpkin is a common Halloween custom. The tradition appears to be one that we…

The New York Botanical Garden is a museum of plants, an educational institution, and a scientific research organization in the…

2022 has been another great year for biological recording. I’ve seen lots of amazing species, many new for me, but…

Cordoba is famous for its beautiful patios and courtyards, and even has a Patio Festival every year, where many private…

Tweet Karst in Aurora do Tocantins, central Brazil comprising highly dissected outcrops with open vegetation, and collapsed forested margins. Credits,…

Tree plantation was conducted as a collaborative activity by the Department of Botany, Physics along with NSS, Vaidyanath College, Parli-Vaijnath,…

Scaevola is a genus of plants in the family Goodeniaceae. They are commonly known as Fan Flowers for their…

For a full selection of photos click here. [Disclaimer: The content in this RSS feed is automatically fetched from external…

Bunchberry, Cornus unalaschkensis (Cornaceae). #cornus #cornusunalasckensis #bunchberry #cornaceae #plants #flowers #botany #plantid #plantidentification https://www.instagram.com/p/By1MdH5AubK/?igshid=hw3b58jzocsm cornus cornusunalasckensis …

 Most of us hardly ever think about figs. It is one of many fruits available to us. Some could take…

The new website is here. [Disclaimer: The content in this RSS feed is automatically fetched from external sources. All trademarks,…

The Botanist in the Kitchen has a new online presence and a new monthly newsletter: Gather and Sow. The Gather…

We have a new website! Please visit our new site at www.gardenfling.org to keep up with news and upcoming Fling events. We are…

Sometimes, planning is overrated. If it weren’t for happy accidents, there’d be no Post-Its or penicillin. Strangers sat down randomly at conference lunch table, sowing the…

 Not today! Actually, yeah. Today. Let’s do it.Years ago I arrived to do a consult for an eccentric artist lady on an overgrown…

Not too many plants blossom in the middle of summer. But the bottle brush buckeye is reliable shade tolerating plant. …

WHEN I WAS YOUNG, my mum discovered a quandong tree close to our house – the thirty-ninth she had lived…

We received an intriguing surprise the other night while prepping dinner. We cut open an unassuming bell pepper (Capsicum annuum)…

Hi all! I haven’t updated this page in about 6 years, and yet I still get to interact with people…

This small creeping plant is a native of Australasia. Its first record in the whole of Britain was from ‘Slateford…

Blue eryngo, Eryngium planum, is the most common garden plant in the genus Erygnium. The eryngiums are a group of…

After spending the past 20 years working at Winterbourne, I am saying goodbye this February to take on a new…

 Completing the Old Logger’s Path on a sun-drenched autumn dayOur long trek did not go according to plan. Not even…

[Disclaimer: The content in this RSS feed is automatically fetched from external sources. All trademarks, images, and opinions belong…

I recently finished a black and white illustration of Heliamphora macdonaldae, a carnivorous plant from Cerro Duida, a remote 2474…

There’s a new addition to the series of BSBI Handbooks: we are delighted to announce that Wild Roses of Great…

Remains of the hybrid white oak (the ‘three worlds oak’) in Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne”What happened to the oak book?”…

The aster family has a lot to offer. It’s really no surprise considering that Asteraceae is the largest family of…

The first African violet I got was an unnamed variety that was called “light blue”.  The plant was small and…

Submit Photos Here This spring, we invite you to capture the blossoming beauty of UBC Botanical Garden and Nitobe Memorial…

For American gardeners, a visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew—known simply as Kew Gardens—is both a pilgrimage and a…

Attractive colour and sweet scent are the most common strategies flowers use to advertise their nectar. When pollinators arrive, they…

 By Ellen Dean King’s gold (Tropidocarpum californicum); Image: James Bailey The Rare Plant of the Month blog highlights one of…