CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

 At this time of year we are all on the lookout for the first sign of spring flowers - the first celandine, colt'sfoot or maybe even a p...

Last week we found this very early-blooming spurge laurel Daphne laureola coming into bloom on the bank of the river Tyne, near Hexham in N...

T here are always landmarks in the changing seasons that I look out for and this is one that's particularly welcome at this time...

Someone asked me a while ago why most spring wild flowers are yellow. Having thought about it for a bit, I'm not sure that's real...