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#AdventBotany 2021 – Day5 – All I Want for Christmas is an Identified Victorian Fern
By Claire Smith Katharine Murray Lyell’s book, A Geographical Distribution of All the Known Ferns, was published by John Murray (who was also Charles Darwin’s publisher), in January 1870. We know from Lyell’s handwritten catalogue, which is part of the University of Reading … Continue reading →
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#AdventBotany 2019 Day 6: Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly…
By Claire Smith Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly… But not until Christmas Eve, otherwise you’ll have bad luck! Once your holly (Ilex aquifolium) and other festive evergreens are in place, it is also unlucky to either remove them … Continue reading →
Final call: help identify potentially invasive plants
Ornamental plants: our future invaders? This seemingly simple question is the focus of my PhD, and I’m asking gardeners to help me answer it. Most of the invasive plants we have in the British Isles originally escaped from gardens (Stace and … Continue reading →
#AdventBotany 2018, Day 25: Naughty or Nice?
By Claire Smith Are you on Santa’s Naughty or Nice list this year? If all you’ve discovered in the toe of your stocking this morning is a lump of coal, it might not be as terrible a present as you … Continue reading →
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#AdventBotany 2018, Day 24: The hunt for Disa x brendae
Neither my partner Ben nor I actively celebrate Christmas. We prefer to hide away from the crazy world that Christmas has become and endeavour to find ourselves as far away from humanity as we are able. Previous years Christmas avoidance … Continue reading →
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#AdventBotany 2018, Day 23: I met Tunnicliffe in a forest of Conifers
by Claire Smith As children I’m sure we’ve all sprinkled far too much glitter onto a pine cone and hung it from the Christmas tree… but have you ever wondered where your festive pine cones come from? Well, you could … Continue reading →
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#AdventBotany 2018, Day 22: Thyme for a good stuffing
By Fi Young Sage and onion stuffing seems to be the norm for stuffing a Christmas turkey, but what about using thyme? A Google search produced 9 million results! A quick look through the first five pages of the search … Continue reading →
#AdventBotany 2018, Day 21: A botanical pick-me up for the bleak midwinter
By Rachel Webster With four previous years of Advent Botany I was surprised that none of us have so far covered coffee. OK, it’s not a Christmassy spice, or a festive decoration, but by this time in the year I’m … Continue reading →
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#AdventBotany 2018, Day 20: Once upon a time: A tale of fairies from the RHS herbarium
By Yvette Harvey I am still pondering why a pagan spirit of the dead, or, more recently a demoted angel, should play such a big part in Christmas – for Christmas certainly wouldn’t be the same without a fairy at … Continue reading →
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#AdventBotany 2018, Day 19: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; a spot of medieval Advent Botany
By Alex Mills So, it’s Christmas time. You’re having a bit of food with your friends and family. Well, a lot of food. It’s Christmas, isn’t it? It’s all very convivial and jolly and all that. Suddenly, there’s a commotion … Continue reading →
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