CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Sloe (blackthorn) blossom is produced before any leaves appear, often in such profusion that whole hedgerows can look as though they're...

Many trees produce their flowers in elongated catkins in spring, often before the foliage expands. Most - but not all - catkin-bearing tree...

For once we managed to get out while there was still dew on the grass and headed up Weardale to St. John's Chapel and Chapel Fell. Al...