Dandelion: friend or foe?
Dandelions get some bad press, but is it really warranted?
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A Greek god in my garden
My garden is at its best in spring. In no small part this is due to the Farley by-pass. Farley is a tiny hamlet between Much Wenlock and Buildwas. The narrow road through Farley was blighted with…
Finding wild orchids in Shropshire
Orchids have long held a mystique, but have recently become a staple house plant in garden centres and supermarkets.
Shropshire’s nature reserves and wild places are full of orchids – many…
Darwin and the Lady's Slipper
The Lady's Slipper Orchid is Britain's rarest and most impressive orchid. It caused great frustration to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.