EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of article in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Laurence Curtis Eune Surprînse ! Comme j’sis à écrithe chenna les saîsons ont changi eune aut’ fais. Hièr lé temps […]
BLOOMS BEFORE BEES: WHAT AN EARLY SPRING COULD MEAN FOR POLLINATORS
While Islanders might be enjoying the unseasonably warm weather, the early spring sunshine could be a problem for plants and pollinators. New research has revealed that plants in the UK are now flowering almost a month earlier on average, as a result of changing temperatures. The researchers based their analysis on more than 400,000 observations […]
CULTIVATE COMMUNITY WITH CALENDULA FLOWERS
Celebrate the positive power of plants with the Royal Horticultural Society’s new initiative, Grow Well – an opportunity to join growers across the UK as they sow and grow Calendula officinalis, also known as pot marigolds. It is increasingly acknowledged that growing and caring for plants supports better physical, social and mental health. Research has shown […]