The labours of Hercules are as nothing to those of archeo-botanists... tamarisk, red bryony, poplar etc and their role in traditional medicine - based on cuneiform inscriptions and intimate ... read more
Tulip fever is incurable! Polly Nicholson grows these miracles - in her gorgeous Arne Maynard garden - perpetuating long pedigrees and looking for new breaks. Lovely photos.