CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Lords-and-Ladies aka cuckoo pint aka Arum maculatum is a familiar enough plant, but one that is more variable than it might seem, because.....

This cuckoo pint aka wild arum aka lords and ladies aka Arum maculatum - and scores of other names...

Until a few years ago we had just one plant of cuckoo pint Arum maculatum in our garden but every yea...

There's a long way to go yet, and cold weather is on the way, but this is something I look forward to at this ...

They almost look good enough to eat - which would be a big mistake. Poisonous cuckoo pint fruits ripening. The birds must eat them though, b...

These golden saxifrage flowers are amongst the first to appear in spring and even though they are green (except for their yellow stamens) t...