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The neighbourhood where I live in SE London, Kennington, has some fantastic front gardens. At the moment, it's all about flowering shrubs - Camellias, Magnolias, Prunus, etc and bulbs. Such a relief from depressing news...
Looking forward to talking about pollens tonight @SLBotanicalInst - causing misery and deadly reactions to millions of people around the world, but providing benefits to other areas of our lives...
Another example of London's green heritage sacrificed on the altar of developers' money. 400 year old veteran mulberry tree to be translocated despite changes to planning policy. But it's fine, @CrestNicholson took cuttings... https://t.co/o9n7RHVIx1
100 years today since the end of WW1. This is "L'herbier des Tranchées", preserved at @Le_Museum, a herbarium created by a French lady, Louise Gailleton with plants sent between 1914 and 1918 by soldiers directly from the battle fields #powerful #Armistice100
"Celebrating apples" exhibit @The_RHS Lindley Library in London. Interesting painted plaster model apples...
Beautiful Australian Eucalyptus at #RHSLondon Botanical Art Show @The_RHS @GondwanaPlants
I was looking for a Christmas tree, I ended up in a German conifer nursery #oops 😱
An old pharmacy in Burgundy. Strange to think that plants has such a key place in people's lives centuries ago.
Many of St Helena plants are now no more than horticultural curiosities #SOTWP
Linne's 1753 type specimen & 2012 epitype of Hieracium cerinthoides. Herbaria are beautiful! https://t.co/E4lFo6nwFj