Forth and Forage

06/06/2026

Free salad, anyone? Fat hen has a super feature making it easier to identify and had been thriving in the recent rains

15/05/2026

Busy bees and a rhododendron

10/05/2026

There's nothing like the scent of elderflower on a sunny day - I have availability for private tours this month to explore the wealth of edible and medicinal plants near you - choose from or !

09/05/2026

29/04/2026

Fancy free Spring onions? Then eat this invasive plant 😊

21/04/2026

Miners lettuce on the Isles of Scilly - not something I find in Kent, probably a bit dry for it! Do you come across this fresh green in Kent?

20/04/2026

This photo sums up the resilience of plants in Orkney. This far north, the plant life is 'huddled' or clinging on, like this tough heather. Birds of prey fly overhead and the ground is so soft you sort of sink in. Such a different landscape to nearby mainland Scotland.

18/04/2026

The tasty spring vegetable coltsfoot in Scotland

17/04/2026

Monstera delicious - cheese plant fruits at Belfast botanic gardens! No matter how large your monstera grows, you won't get the trust without a tropical glasshouse environment - has anyone tasted these? 😋

16/04/2026

Sustainable foraging of growing elder, coltsfoot and gorse flowers in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 did you know that coltsfoot as well as being a tasty edible is also used to sooth coughs