Browsing: Botany

Saint James’s Day marks the start of an annual event in Slovenia with the raising of klopotci. A klopotec is…

In 2018, Isabelle Duvivier, an architect and expert in sustainable urban design, moved to a street in Venice with no…

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,…

Today I’m sharing cards using a few of the new Spellbinders July 2026 Club products.  This month’s theme is Cue…

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

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

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…

The Gather and Sow: June 2026 issue is all about strawberries. With so many strawberries in so many kitchens this…

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…

Water restrictions across Colorado. Some irrigation canals will be shut off mid-season here where I live in 2026. This feels…

 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…