January 5, 2025

People and Plants

Once again we wander down the path of botanical history. George Julius Engelmann George Julius Engelmann was a botanist, physician, and meteorologist, but is remembered primarily for his botanical monographs. George,…[...]

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January 4, 2025

How to get rid of bamboo

How to identify bamboo Bamboo is a woody plant in the grass family Poaceae, with tall, upright canes and long narrow leaves. Most bamboos have evergreen foliage with canes that…[...]

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January 3, 2025

Wildlife watch: Waxwings

With its striking mohican-like crest, a black throat, and a black mask round its eye that looks like eyeliner, the waxwing is the 1980s pop star of the bird world.…[...]

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