Erasmus Darwin House was once the home of Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles Darwin and a respected resident of Lichfield for more than 20 years. Erasmus established and ran a…
The Royal Horticultural Society, which runs the nationwide gardening competition, ‘Britain in Bloom’, has added another gardening opportunity for groups such as ours at Erasmus Darwin House as gardening is…
 Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)  As this is the last article in the present series for this year, it seemed appropriate to celebrate autumn with a bold splash of colour to raise…
This rather untidy plant (in the Dyer’s Garden) can grow up to 1.5m in height and it climbs with tiny hooks on the leaves and stems. The flowers are very…
In the Herb Garden this week no 16 (12.9.20) Polypody (Polypodium vulgare) This fern’s name is derived from poly (many) and podos (a foot) and this is a good description…
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