In the garden

To everything there is a season

It's important for hedgehogs to have somewhere warm and cosy where they can sleep if they are to survive hibernation.

Butterflies, bees and rainbows

Had a work-free weekend at long last. If you want to keep going like that Duracell bunny, it's important to make sure your batteries are...

Does this rose make you think of iron bridges?

Does this rose make you think of iron bridges? No? Hardly surprising really. It is a beautiful old-fashioned looking rose with the most...

I'm hard at work

I’m working hard here. Seriously! I know what you’re thinking. That’s not work! But it is. Honestly. One of my specialisations is...

Why getting it wrong can be oh so right

New discoveries are sometimes just happy accidents. Take the colour mauve, for example. On the search for a new medicine to cure...

Four ways you can help save the bees

We all know how important bees are for pollination. But did you know that a third of everything we put into our mouths – fruits,...

A walk in the woods

I spotted this little fellow as I was out and about in the forest in deepest Bavaria the other week. All on his lonesome. Isn't he a...