🌻 The Week in Botany September 23, 2024
It’s felt like an uphill week, with the nights growing longer in the northern hemisphere. I hope it feels downhill for everyone in the southern hemisphere....
🌻 The Week in Botany September 16, 2024
My head’s spinning a little this week after reading Jacob White & Felipe Yamashita’s paper on Boquila trifoliolata. They found that Boquila trifoliolata can...
🌻 The Week in Botany September 9, 2024
I’m back off holiday and decided to give how I blog and tweet a tweak. I’ve been a little grumpy as putting out 12 tweets a day on various channels is a lot...
🎓 The Week in Botany September 2, 2024
My second week off has been a bit more tiring than I expected, but I’m at an age when I can be a curmudgeon and blame the young people. Botanical University...
🌊 The Week in Botany August 26, 2024
Electricity is back in the house, and most of the water is out, which is a help when writing emails. Here’s a slightly reduced email this week, as I’m on...
The Week in Botany August 19, 2024
While writing this week's email a pipe broke in the airing cupboard, tripping the electrics, and leaving me holding two ends of pipe for an hour and a half...
🌻 The Week in Botany August 12, 2024
The first perennial sunflower flower appeared this week by the shed. I wish I‘d kept a phenology diary, as it feels the garden is still weeks behind where...
🌻 The Week in Botany August 5, 2024
I wasn’t hit by a bus, but I do have a cold, so it’s another late-night finish for the newsletter. This explains why I forgot to press schedule and had to...
🇪🇸 The Week in Botany July 29, 2024
The International Botanical Congress has passed. Twitter activity was much more different than I expected. In Melbourne, it was possible to follow some...
🇪🇸 The Week in Botany July 22, 2024
Congratulations if you’ve managed to get to Madrid IBC XX. Assuming Crowdstrike hasn’t killed their travel plans you can meet Botany One editors Michela...
🌻 The Week in Botany, July 15, 2024
We’re getting ready for IBC XX, which starts in Madrid next week. I say we, Michela and Carlos are the Botany One editors going to Madrid. I get to stay at...
🌻 The Week in Botany July 8, 2024
I’m back from my break, and feel I need another one to get over it. Ventnor Botanic Garden was interesting. I think the complaints that the management is...
🏝️ The Week in Botany July 1, 2024
I’ve started falling asleep during the day, so it’s definitely time for a break. I plan to be away on the Isle of Wight from today till Thursday. With luck,...
🍓 The Week in Botany June 24, 2004
I’m told this week we had the Strawberry Moon. I’m a bit wary of the authenticity of these names. However, when I took a break in the garden this week, I...
🌻 The Week in Botany June 17, 2024
There’s controversy this week. A popular television show has been accused of appalling its viewers in its depiction of (plant) sex. There’s also been a lot...
🌻 The Week in Botany June 10, 2024
This week I’ll be starting to think hard about the forthcoming International Botanical Congress. I won’t be going myself, but Michela and Carlos will be...
🌻 The Week in Botany June 3, 2024
There’s a slight delay to this week’s email as it was scheduled at 11pm last night, but obviously not scheduled correctly. I’ll now be paranoid about the...
🌻 The Week in Botany May 27, 2024
There’s a special issue of Annals of Botany out, African Flora in a Changing World. There was a glitch at launch, but now all the papers are Free Access for...
🌻 The Week in Botany May 20, 2024
Often there’ll be weeks when I’ve been busy and feel I have nothing to show for it. This week is different. There are six interviews on Botany One, so the...
🌻 The Week in Botany May 13, 2024
Thanks to a news story shared by Angel York this week, I found I can call myself a renegade gardener, as I plant for insects. Normally, it’s for pollinators,...
