13 March 2021

The Deadly Dewdrops of the Drosera

Look closely, but be wary of touching.  Those beautiful glistening drops of dew at the end of the plants you can see in these photographs are not quite what they seem.  In fact, rather than being dew, that jewel of the earth, these gleaming globules are in fact mucilage. Muci-what?

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27 May 2011

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2011 - the Highlights in Pictures

The Royal Horticultural Society is one of the world’s leading horticultural organisations and the UK's leading gardening charity. Each year the society puts on just about the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to showcase the highest quality horticulture. If you were unable to make it, don’t worry. Here is a selection of the outstanding exhibits of the 2011 show. They will hopefully inspire you, perhaps frustrate you a little (or a lot) that however hard you try your own garden is never going to look like this!

Image Credit Flickr User Gavin Anderson/a>