Aside from tending to my various potted vegetables and my annual array of sunflowers, you will find that I spend very little of my time outside in the back garden of my house; you will usually find me glued to keyboard of my PC, playing on my PS3 or re-watching old episodes of Doctor Who [...]
A few months ago I asked you to suggest a name for my new plant. Expecting a torrent of potential names to be submitted from my intelligent and creative readership, I delayed the update of the website in anticipation of the overwhelming response. Nearly two suggestions were submitted. For the sake of argument, lets call [...]
The latest addition to my never-expanding indoor jungle is this Diffenbachia (Diffenbachia maculata)/Dumb Cane/Mother-in-law plant. It’s called a Dumb Cane because the sap is toxic – it can cause temporary speechlessness when touched to the tongue. It is especially dangerous to cats, which is only a good thing. Anyway, the plant needs a name. I’ve [...]
I have a new addition to my living room. Unusually for me it is not a new piece of technology or some cheap Argos furniture – it is a plant! Meet Wilbur, my new Japanese Peace Lilly (Spathiphyllum). As you can see in the photo above, Wilbur lives by my telephone. He’s very eager to [...]