Sally Coulthard reveals the darker side of some of our most bewitching blooms

Your skin is the largest organ in your body. What’s more, your other organs are hidden away, protected from the outside world. But your skin is in constant contact with germs – many of them harmless b

Asian or yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) can deliver a very painful sting widely described as being “jabbed with a red-hot needle”. However, as with our native European hornet (Vespa crabro), t

How can I save my cordyline? It’s possible ...

The owner of a mare, who was believed poisoned by eastern black nightshade, wants to warn others

Karen Youngs has a painful encounter with a nettle patch on an afternoon walk