In the Herb Garden this week – Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Beautiful but deadly, this familiar flower has the power to cure and kill. The Foxglove was employed by old herbalists for conditions as bizarre as treating ‘those who have…
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In the herb garden this week – 12 June 2020
Rosa Mundi – R. gallica var. officinalis ‘Versicolor’ This is a striking old rose in the Gallica group and its flowers create quite a talking point in the Herb Garden in June. They…
Science on Saturday – making science fun
This week we have another activity in conjunction with the Darwin Correspondence Project – the peppered moth, probably the best known example of evolution by natural selection. Don’t forget to…
Erasmus Darwin House Volunteers given Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Erasmus Darwin Museum volunteers in Lichfield, Staffordshire have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. Erasmus Darwin…
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For week 2 of our series of activities in conjunction with the Darwin Correspondence Project, we take a look at Charles Darwin’s study to find out what we can learn…
