osnabruck botanical gardens [botanischer garten]

In 1984 The Botanical Gardens of Osnabruck were born. To celebrate the gardens 25th anniversary I met with Curator Dr Nikolai Friesen [saturday 6th June] to find out a little more about this young yet amazing horticultural gem of north Germany

Opened in 1984 the 8.6 hectare site includes 5.6 of which were formerly a quarry. [...]

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allium ursinum.. eh…? allium triquetrum

This is wild garlic. It is the ultimate in free food. You’ll find it in most hedgegrows and damp woodlands. Go and grab yourself a little clump… a *little* clump I said! Plant it in and around the base of some hedges, near a ditch or a damp patch.
Around this time it is a simple [...]

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gunnera

I love this plant. I simply love it. I’ve often heard people say that such a plant won’t grow in a particular place. The ‘with it’ thinkers of the horticultural societies will however suggest than you suit the plant to the place….
More often when it comes to boggy, sodden areas the plant range is ‘not [...]

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national tree week

Blog posting #300   March 1st – 7th 2009 is National Tree Week. It’s a cool week. There’s loads of tree events on – literally all over the country. There is no excuse not to get involved. I have some posts on trees, trees, trees and trees here to get you in the groove. [...]

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a new web….

The new look website and blog is finally here. It has taken some time… but we have finally made it.
It’s a lot slimmer, a litle bit fresher and a lot more modern.
Before I go any further… it was designed and built with *you* in mind so I simply hope you enjoy reading.
so what have we [...]

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