A little judicious pruning and deadleafing goes a long way towards treating weather-battered plants Rain, wind, sun, rain, wind, sun: this summer’s varied weather has led to a lot of lank growth, which means things are flopping all over the place, or r…
Young country diary: it’s ‘Mary Berry’ picking season again
South Wales: It’s summer time and our gooseberry bush is full of fruit (and thorns)The gooseberries are growing again. In Welsh they are called eirin Mair, berries of Mary, or “Mary berry” as my dad says. This year we collected about 200 of them from t…
Meet the crossword setter, plant scientist Soup: ‘A successful clue needs pith and, ideally, humour’
The latest in our series where we turn the tables on the torturers. Under the spotlight this time is the insect pollination expert Hamish Symington, AKA SoupThe Guardian’s newest cryptic setter, Soup, has been setting puzzles in this paper’s extraordin…
Top seeds: artists capture global efforts to future-proof nature – in pictures
Scientists, ecologists and artists have collaborated to showcase global work to protect seeds in an exhibition at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & art gallery (Ramm) in Exeter.Seedscapes: future-proofing nature runs until 5 September Continue rea…
Norfolk’s rediscovered ‘ghost ponds’ offer up trove of long-lost plants
Rewilding projects reveal rare species preserved in buried ancient wetlandsThe fertile land of Norfolk is home to a host of stately homes, rare wildlife and more ponds than any other county. Now, estates in the area are trying to hunt down ancient “gho…
「見た目が地味」な植物ほど研究対象になりにくい：研究結果
特定の植物が研究対象になるかどうかは、その外見に大きく左右されるという研究結果が、このほど発表された。植物のみならず動物の研究でも起きているというこの外見によるバイアスは、人知れず絶滅する種を生んでしまう恐れもあるという。
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