Researchers found that when deprived of pollen, bumblebees will nibble on the leaves of flowerless plants. The damage done seems to fool the plant into flowering, sometimes up to 30 days earlier ...
Also known as the joint pine or Mormon tea, Ephedra foeminea is a gymnosperm, a group of ancient, flowerless plants that rely on insects for pollination. Without flowers or other lures, the joint pine ...
I’m always on a search for nice pieces for a table or mantlepiece - ceramics in particular. A few years ago I discovered the work of potter Kate Semple, who lives locally to me in York. You can now ...