Chasing the Drakon – Papaver somniferum
Within the Garden of Gods and Monsters lurks an ancient enemy. For as long as man has walked this earth, the Algea, or spirits of pain, have tormented us and […]
Within the Garden of Gods and Monsters lurks an ancient enemy. For as long as man has walked this earth, the Algea, or spirits of pain, have tormented us and […]
Amongst the flowers you might find in your bouquet is one which has an ancient and noble heritage that started far across the Atlantic in South Africa. Proteas have become […]
The heleniums are a beautiful and bitter sweet example of the transition from natural wonder to garden treasure depending on where you live. For millennia man has brought the plants from […]
The father of evolutionary science Charles Darwin had a special place in his heart for the Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula). According to him it was “one of the most […]
Amongst the plants that we find in the garden there is a botanical phenomenon and a man-made marvel which tie directly into the Gods and Monsters that I write about. […]
Walk along a country lane and you would be forgiven for ignoring yarrow (Achillea millefolium) if it weren’t in bloom. A medium height perennial with feathery green leaves it produces […]