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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 …

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

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Developing coconuts, in Panama. Photo by J. Touchton The May 2026 issue of our Gather and Sow newsletter is out.…

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…

THE CREVICE INTENSIVEThey’re not a fad; they are here to stay. Crevice Gardens– like miniature mountains with small plants- are now…

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)…

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Last week I wandered on Blackford Hill (Edinburgh) trying to find the Spring Cinquefoil (Potentilla verna). I couldn’t find it,…

Traveling, my husband always tries to pick the perfect time: not too hot, not too cold, not rainy, etc. He…

May is the perfect month to eat home-grown asparagus in the UK. This earthy, green vegetable grows throughout the spring,…

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

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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…

Apart from being close to last in any alphabetical list of plants, Zygophyllum zilloides is a species you need to travel…

If you know anything about stinging nettle, you know not to touch it. Its stems and leaves come equipped with…

This year I grew some forbidden black rice plants (Oryza sativa).  I don’t know what I am doing when growing…

Guided Tree Climbing Experience (Pay What You Can) with Cultivara at UBC Botanical Garden Important: Two Payments Required1) $10 registration…

Every spring, the famed Keukenhof transforms the Dutch countryside into a dazzling celebration of bulbs, color, and garden artistry. I…

Last year, we spoke with Gláucia Silva following the publication of her widely discussed paper exploring new ways to engage…

 By Amina Sharma California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), silver lupine (Lupinus albifrons), elegant clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata), rooreh (Claytonia perfoliata), coast live…

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…

No matter how much I learn about the garden, there’s always more to know. To plug the (many!) gaps in…

Fevertrees do need regular disturbance to persist. They are not a large, robust tree by any means and can easily…

In response to questions such as ‘what plant is that?’ we need to keep in mind the uncertainty relating to…

When you plant a native plant, you might find it spreads aggressively around the yard, crowding out  other plants in…

It’s been a while-years- since I’ve written a lengthy taxonomic article on this blog. Unsurprisingly, it will be Nepenthes focused.…

Lady’s-slipper OrchidImage courtesy of Rob Still & Chris Gibsonhttps://plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9h.xh1We’ve just published the latest issue of British & Irish Botany, the online, Open…

Can you maintain and honour a landscape design after the inevitable demise of the designer and the equally inevitable decline…

The reason for flowers is reproduction. Three major parts of a flower function to achieve this purpose. First, the gynoecium…

Over the years I have heard a lot of great things about Brazilian spinach.  Brazilian spinach is a perennial leaf…

  April is such an amazing month, it’s worth asking, “what’s not in bloom?” Clearly, many plants do not flower in April, but at UBC Botanical Garden…

The city of Rabat, capital of Morocco, is a Unesco World Heritage site, and the Jardins d’Essai Botaniques, literally meaning…

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Tiger Lily, Lilium columbianum (Liliaceae). 🌿🌼#tigerlily #liliumcolumbianum #lily #liliaceae #plants #botany #flowers #wildflowers #plantid #plantidentification #pnw (at Leavenworth, Washington)https://www.instagram.com/p/ByoDPebgGCH/?igshid=1d0c0udt74ug7 …

Where have the botanists in the kitchen been? In our writing rooms, working on other ways to bring you this…

We’ve thrown a lot of Fling information at you during the past few months (and years 😉 ), and it…

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