Sharing the health benefits of plants 

How many seeds does a single Mullein plant have: 50? 500? 5,000? The answer may very well surprise you! Verbascum thapsus, more commonly...

Roots are necessary to anchor the plant to the soil. They are essential to the survival of the plant as they absorb and store the...

Winter is an invitation to observe the finer details of the natural world. In temperate regions the vibrant colours of the spring, summer and autumn have faded away leaving a barer landscape. I love going out on the crisp,cold mornings when the sky is blue and the frost highlights parts of the plants I don’t often notice. Here are three examples from a recent frosty morning walk. Firstly, I notice the veins of this Comfrey leaf which are clearly outlined by the white ice cry