Winter reflection: Berries from heaven
The humble berry can bring festive magic – and rare winter visitors.
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Winter is coming, and stubborn little field mice are beginning to take up residence in my house
Every year, at around this time, a few of my closest neighbours come to my house and take up residence. A…
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Gloucestershire’s growing cyber security ecosystem
The Member of Parliament for Cheltenham explains how his constituency is playing a key role in shaping the future of UK…
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From the pear-leaved willow to the willow-leaved pear, many familiar plants are impostors
There really is no perfection in gardens – one plant escapes a problem by looking like something else, but in…
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How “Botanising” can be done anywhere, even in the most unlikely places
I have botanised – the act of drifting along with the flow of the earth and its flora – in the…
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Why gardening is the one area of life where gender discrimination may be permissable
It comes down to basic botany.
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While he’s endangering its natural landscapes, Trump can’t “make America great again”
For a time, the US was a world-leader in protecting its wild land. Now, precious habitats could be ruined for…
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Summer Reflection: A revelation in the teeming sky
What I’m witnessing is the nuptial flight of a species called Lasius niger, the common black ant
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