🌻 The Week in Botany November 11, 2024
Today I found there’s no poppy emoji. The site I used to search for one suggested a bagel, but that didn’t seem in spirit with the day. I’d love to say what...
🌻 The Week in Botany November 4, 2024
I saw “Hallowe’en Roses for sale this week, which were white or orange roses with a black fringe at the edges of the petals. It reminded me of the time I...
🎃 The Week in Botany October 28, 2024
The clocks have changed in the UK, so tonight is going to arrive with a thud. On the plus side, if you celebrate Diwali then the lights will shine brighter,...
🌻 The Week in Botany October 21, 2024
I said there would be a slow start to the week. It turned out to be glacial. Fortunately I’m ending the week feeling much better than how I started it. It’s...
🌻 The Week in Botany October 14, 2024
My trip to Kew didn’t go as well as I would have liked. What I saw of the plant health event was interesting, but I didn’t see much as I was unwell, and the...
🌻 The Week in Botany, October 7, 2024
I learned about renosterveld this week, a type of South African shrubland. I can’t recall hearing of it before, so the author’s description of it as “the...
🪓 The Week in Botany September 30, 2024
This week YouTube has been recommending me videos based on what it thinks I’d like. It thinks I’d like Annals of Botany’s interview with Carolina Carvalho on...
🌻 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,...
