

- Jul 9, 2022
Red Clover / Trifolium pratense / G. seamrag dhearg
Red clover is a common perennial plant, found throughout Britain in rich meadows, pastures and other grassy areas. It has an erect stem...


- Jun 9, 2022
Broom / Cytisus scoparius / G. bealaidh or bealuidh
A short-lived shrub with erect, green, tough, spineless stems. In Spring, its large yellow flowers grow in great profusion out of the...


- May 29, 2022
Creeping buttercup / Ranunculus repens / G. buigheag
Creeeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) belongs to the group of the most common, hardy perennial herbs; easily distinguished and widely...


- May 26, 2022
Cotton-grass / Eriophorum angustifolium / G. caineachan
Cotton-grass, or bog cotton (Eriophorum aungustifolium), is a hardy, herbaceous, perennial member of the sedge family and so not...


- May 8, 2022
Bell Heather / Erica Cinerea / G. fraoch a' bhadain
Bell Heather (Erica Cinerea) is a woody, low-growing, flowering shrub in the heath family Ericaceae - native to western and central...


- May 6, 2022
Dandelion / Taraxacum officinale / G. am bearnan Brìde
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a perennial herb, often found in meadows, pastures, waste ground and road verges. Unfavourably...


- Apr 23, 2022
Ribwort Plantain / Plantago lanceolata / G. cuach Phàdraig, slànlus
Ribwort Plantain, also known as Plantago lanceolata, is a common, native perennial herb often found in dry, grassy areas such as...


- Apr 18, 2022
Thrift / Armeria Maritima / G. tonn a' chladaich
Thrift, also know as sea pink, is a versatile, short tufted perennial, found mainly in salt-laden environments, as well as shallow and...


- Apr 13, 2022
Ragwort / Senecio Jacobaea / G. buaghallan
Common Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea- is a flowering biennial, native to the UK. It is often standing conspicuously and proudly above other...


- Apr 4, 2022
Scurvy Grass / G. carran, am maraiche
Carran is the traditional Gaelic name for scurvy grass, a bitter-sweet relative of the cabbage (not a grass at all), but refers to more...


- Apr 4, 2022
'Earth's Green Mantle' - about the project
'Earth's green mantle' as Rachel Carson referred to in the 'Silent Spring', makes up the world that supports the life of the planet we...