A fungus only given a scientific name in 2014 has proved fascinating to both mycologists and psychedelics researchers alike. Eaten raw, Lanmaoa asiatica triggers vivid hallucinations, but, unlike almo

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Carpeting woodland in clouds of white star-shape flowers and filling the air with a heady, intense aroma, wild garlic is abundant in April. This bulb hibernates for most of the year before bursting fo

When I first saw trilliums growing in the wild in North America, I was disappointed. Individually they were captivating, but there were so few! I’d seen images of shimmering-white sheets of them in th

Position logs randomly around garden borders rather than in neat piles to recreate the way they fall naturally from trees in the wild. You could artfully arrange them around spring-flowering plants or

Find out which early species to watch for, how to make your patch more butterfly-friendly and where to record your sightings for science