Nature notes

Hidden in rock pools up and down the coastline, the fascinating lifestyle of the shore crab invokes curiosity among beach explorers

A close observation of the season’s cycles and respect for ecology have been the guiding principles in the development of the garden at Highlands, in the High Weald of East Sussex

For years, Theo Bosboom had longed to photograph wildflowers from the viewpoint of the tiny insects that live among them. His dream finally became reality when a long, narrow, wide-angle macro lens (t

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

Kari-Astri Davies considers the role of women in hosta breeding, and regrets unlucky impulse purchases

Smarten up your front garden with hanging baskets that will burst with blooms from spring until the end of summer