For any home gardeners who spend their weekends toiling in the backyard to keep their annuals alive and shrubbery in good form, the appeal of a botanical garden is obvious. But even for those ...

Since Patrizia Ribul joined the Bath Preservation Trust (BPT) as director in 2023, she has tried to attract a more diverse range of visitors to its flagship museum, No.1 Royal Crescent. While the ...

Join us at Kew Gardens for Kew MSc Open Day on 9 April 2025 (Wed) for a chance to find out more about our MSc programmes ...

Francis Fukuyama’s signature post-Cold War idea – that we’ve arrived at the “end of history” – is often criticized as being laughably wrong in light of subsequent events. As communist ...

Ever wanted to try botanical illustration, but didn’t know where to start? During this five-day course, botanical artist Lucy Smith will teach you the fundamentals of botanical drawing. You will learn ...

One hundred years ago, a sprawling international exhibition was staged in Paris. It was intended to dazzle visitors with all that was new in architecture, design, fashion, and jewelry, and to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Essential oils and botanical extracts are compounds that come from a single plant source and contribute to its flavour or fragrance. They can be extracted from different parts of the plant and are ...

Weeds are a menace to crop farmers because they compete with their crops for space and nutrients. Check out the common Nigerian weeds and their botanical names below. Siam weed or Chromolaena odorata ...