I always look out for the deep rosy flowers of this special chestnut in Mrs Child’s garden at NT Osterley where the pots beside the entrance to the walled garden overflowed with a red white and blue combination: I forgot to ask whether it was to mark the Coronation on 6 May. Before s...
It was spindly with a tall skinny stalk and only one head on it. I decided to take care of it and weed around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds I notived something unusual. The sunflower had not started where I saw the stalk begin. It actually had begun ...
Leaf mustard is an herb that grows to be up to 3 feet tall, producing long, erect branches and a stalk topped with dense clusters of small, bright yellow flowers. Flowers are followed by green seed pods that contain edible brown mustard seeds. The lower leaves of the plant are toothed, ...
the yellow stain on the cap may not continue to show itself. The picture below shows the sort of stain that occurs when you first pick one of these mushrooms. This was completely gone within 2 minutes