A new role and a real honour
Thrilled to receive my first published material as Newsletter editor for the Professional Gardeners Guild. It is fantastic to feel as...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Aug 9, 2022
- 3 min
Will’s cigarettes ‘Ringing’
I was gifted a set of vintage Will’s cigarette cards with gardening hints a little while ago, and thought it interesting to go through...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Aug 8, 2022
- 1 min
Zantedeschia
The unique silky chocolate texture to the flower of Zantedeschia 'Memories'PBR. Named as a Tribute to the Italian botanist Giovanni...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
The Exciting world of Mycorrhizal fungi!
Over 500 million years plants have been evolving alongside other organisms and interacting with them. In recent years, a form of...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Jun 16, 2022
- 1 min
Frog Hopper & Xylella
The frog hopper, or Cercopoidea can jump up to 70cm high. This is extraordinarily remarkable considering adult frog hoppers weigh around...
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Luke Llewellyn
- May 26, 2022
- 1 min
Pin and Thrum on Primroses
Primula vulgaris (Primroses) are a common rosette forming herbaceous perennial, with solitary flowers which rise in clusters during...
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Luke Llewellyn
- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
Weed for today, Food of tomorrow
Commonly lurking in many UK ponds is Lemna, better known as Duckweed. A common weed to most. However, this familiar pond dweller is quite...
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Luke Llewellyn
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Aphids and mosaic virus
Aphids feed through their mouth parts, the labium and proboscis. The labium is is a long tubular organ housing the stylets within a...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
Hydroponics Aquaponics and Vertical Farming
According to the UN Food and agriculture organisation (UNFAO), by 2050 the world’s population will reach 9.1 billion, but it’s looking...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
Rusts on plants (Puccinia)
Rusts are one of the most complex plant pathogens, with a diverse range of species estimated in size somewhere between 5000-6000, as well...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 13, 2022
- 1 min
The bizarre Wood Wasp
Unlike other wasp species, the Wood Wasp or Giant Horntail has no clear abdominal segmentation and instead has a long circular body. This...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 12, 2022
- 1 min
Xerophytes (Desert plants)
The definition of an xerophyte is a plant adapted to live in desiccated environments, needing very little water. Usually, they grow in...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
Venus fly trap
Dionaea muscipula, more commonly known as the Venus Fly trap is-as the name suggests a carnivorous plant. As well as being carnivorous,...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 10, 2022
- 1 min
Butterfly wings and biomimicry
Revisiting the topic of biomimicry from my last post, I thought it apt to mention Butterflies wings. Butterflies from the Lepidoptera...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
Earwigs wings and Biomimicry
A notable and defining characteristic of earwigs, aside from their massive pincers, is their unexpected wings. Their short front wings...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
Sun and shade leaves
There are numerous growth responses within the physiology and morphology of plant leaves when exposed to different levels of light. These...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 6, 2022
- 1 min
Honey Fungus.
Martin Vahl, a Danish mycologist described Armillaria mellea as Agaricus mellea in 1790 , and it is now commonly known as Honey fungus....
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 6, 2022
- 1 min
Rose Black spot
Rose black spot is caused by the fungi Diplocarpon rosae, a pathogen that before the 1960's had very little attention because of high...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Are Slugs good or bad?
The phylum Mollusca contains around 85,000 species, accounting for 23% of named marine organisms. These animals are made up of a visceral...
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Luke Llewellyn
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Hedgehogs
Found this little guy underneath an overgrown Anemanthele in a herbaceous border, nestled amongst a nest of Autumn leaves. We created a...
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