Mistletoe is a familiar Christmas feature, steeped in ancient folklore. An evergreen plant with forked branches and pairs of symmetrical leaves, mistletoe plants are either male or female. Both are needed for the characteristic white berries to form from winter to spring, but they only appear on the female plants. It is an unusual plant […]
Foraging
From Wort-yards to the Wildwoods of Scotland (part 1)
Foraging with Mark Williams – bringing the wild alive in us by taste and discovery. A taste adventure. At this time of year in the orchard we can see the fruits beginning to form on the trees and the fruit bushes – but we have the whole summer to wait until the main harvest. This is […]