Category: Gardening

We often think of Henry VIII and his table overflowing with meat dishes when we imagine food from the past. Salads, which we normally think of as a dish made

It’s easy to mock the national song by singing, “Our land is abounding in nature strips,” but you may not realize how true it is. In Melbourne, for instance, over

Since the 19th Century, English-speaking universities have not been built with a street or a piazza as a priority. Each building was to be placed on its land, regardless of

Now we know why these incredible creatures gather in this and other warm springs underwater. In a video narrated by Jim Barry, the author of this article, scientists from the

The village hall has seen a little commotion. Has the vicar again cheated at the beetle race? Has Hartley’s jam replaced Miss Perkins’ fabled homemade jam? The worst part is

Gases and water can move through the pores in soil particles. The exchange of oxygen between the soil and the atmosphere is particularly important, as plant roots and many soil

It is important to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible. However, letting nature take care of removing CO2 from the air could save us time and money in

The notion of a bridge covered in plants and trees spanning the river did have some merit. But it needed to be in the right place, with the right design,

These moments provided a health boost and showed just one way that our relationships with plants support human health and wellbeing. This is part of relationship health, a term I use to describe

We spend more time at home now than ever, and chances of unwanted noise infiltrating your lockdown are high unless you’re living in the middle of nowhere. It’s hard to