Friday Five: Botanical Latin - The Naming of plants

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The most common botanical Latin that most of us will come across are the genus and species names of plants, otherwise known as binomial nomenclature. An example of this binomial nomenclature being Hedera helix, which is commonly known as english ivy. The genus should always have an initial capital and the species should always be lowercase; both parts should be in italics.

Book Review: Grow your own cut flowers by Sarah Raven

Last year I made some small bouquets from the flowers growing in our garden. It made me realise how much I missed choosing and buying flowers for Lucy each month - something I haven't been able to do while I've been off work.

Berry Go Round #66

Welcome to the 66th edition of Berry Go Round. The previous edition is available over at In the Company of Plants and Rocks.

During this month, I've noticed how a lot of our botanical writings have been about our relationship with plants. Whether we're out hunting for new plants, trying to identify what we see, classifying major groups of plants, deciding their fates, or just enjoying them - plants are a massive part of our lives in many different ways.