Sheila Whitehead
@sheilawhitehead.bsky.social
Welsh, living in Scotland.
Horticulture/PIantsmanship trained at RBGE/SRUC.
Volunteer puppy raiser & boarder for Guide Dogs Scotland.
Avid reader. Love dogs, nature, gardening, music and video games
Horticulture/PIantsmanship trained at RBGE/SRUC.
Volunteer puppy raiser & boarder for Guide Dogs Scotland.
Avid reader. Love dogs, nature, gardening, music and video games
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The journal editor... concluded the topic was not relevant to the scientific community. I was devastated. But my advisor encouraged me, saying the editor lacked vision: “Does everyone in plant biology really have to work on Arabidopsis?” he asked.
Juliane K. Ishida: From Grandmother’s Garden to the Frontiers of Parasitic Plants
Botany One interviews Dr. Juliane Ishida who has gone miles —literally— to undercover the mysteries of parasitic plants.
botany.one
August 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The journal editor... concluded the topic was not relevant to the scientific community. I was devastated. But my advisor encouraged me, saying the editor lacked vision: “Does everyone in plant biology really have to work on Arabidopsis?” he asked.
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🚨 New Edinburgh exhibition! Ever wondered what's in our world-renowned herbarium? Now's your chance to find out.
Explore the stories behind diverse specimens and the vital role the collection plays in tackling biodiversity challenges.
📍 22 March - 29 June 2025 at the John Hope Gateway. Free entry.
Explore the stories behind diverse specimens and the vital role the collection plays in tackling biodiversity challenges.
📍 22 March - 29 June 2025 at the John Hope Gateway. Free entry.
March 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🚨 New Edinburgh exhibition! Ever wondered what's in our world-renowned herbarium? Now's your chance to find out.
Explore the stories behind diverse specimens and the vital role the collection plays in tackling biodiversity challenges.
📍 22 March - 29 June 2025 at the John Hope Gateway. Free entry.
Explore the stories behind diverse specimens and the vital role the collection plays in tackling biodiversity challenges.
📍 22 March - 29 June 2025 at the John Hope Gateway. Free entry.
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Our #LochArkaig estate manager Henry Dobson shows the chilly location of a rare and threatened plant species we are conserving in collaboration with @thebotanics.bsky.social
In Finland, this plant is known as "bear hay" because brown bears love to munch on it.🐻
In Finland, this plant is known as "bear hay" because brown bears love to munch on it.🐻
March 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Our #LochArkaig estate manager Henry Dobson shows the chilly location of a rare and threatened plant species we are conserving in collaboration with @thebotanics.bsky.social
In Finland, this plant is known as "bear hay" because brown bears love to munch on it.🐻
In Finland, this plant is known as "bear hay" because brown bears love to munch on it.🐻
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So our Chancellor believes industry should “focus on getting things built, and stop worrying about the #bats and the #newts”.
Please read @batconservation.bsky.social's response... and click on their link to find out what they're doing about these so called 'reforms' and how we can help 🦇
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Please read @batconservation.bsky.social's response... and click on their link to find out what they're doing about these so called 'reforms' and how we can help 🦇
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🦇 (1/2) In response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s speech today: we believe that blaming the laws that protect bats, newts and other wildlife, as well as our wider environment, for planning delays is short sighted and misguided.
Is the government’s planning reform bad for bats? - News - Bat Conservation Trust
Planning reforms risk devastating impacts to bats, here's what we're doing about it and how you can help.
www.bats.org.uk
January 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
So our Chancellor believes industry should “focus on getting things built, and stop worrying about the #bats and the #newts”.
Please read @batconservation.bsky.social's response... and click on their link to find out what they're doing about these so called 'reforms' and how we can help 🦇
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Please read @batconservation.bsky.social's response... and click on their link to find out what they're doing about these so called 'reforms' and how we can help 🦇
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🤩 It’s official! We’re ready for Scotland’s Trade Fair 🤩
First day tomorrow. Looking forward to meeting lots of lovely people…
(Feeling equally excited, nervous, and exhausted already 😆🙌🤞😬💛)
Couldn’t have done any of today without you @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social , thank you xxxxxxx
First day tomorrow. Looking forward to meeting lots of lovely people…
(Feeling equally excited, nervous, and exhausted already 😆🙌🤞😬💛)
Couldn’t have done any of today without you @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social , thank you xxxxxxx
January 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🤩 It’s official! We’re ready for Scotland’s Trade Fair 🤩
First day tomorrow. Looking forward to meeting lots of lovely people…
(Feeling equally excited, nervous, and exhausted already 😆🙌🤞😬💛)
Couldn’t have done any of today without you @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social , thank you xxxxxxx
First day tomorrow. Looking forward to meeting lots of lovely people…
(Feeling equally excited, nervous, and exhausted already 😆🙌🤞😬💛)
Couldn’t have done any of today without you @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social , thank you xxxxxxx
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'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
January 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?'
'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.'
'Niiice.'
Looking forward to the start of 'Monty Don's British Gardens' 8pm BBC2, today, especially to see Little Sparta, created by Ian Hamilton Finlay & his wife Sue. I wasn't sure what to expect when I visited, but loved this unique moorland garden, its diverse themes of artwork, landscape & planting.
January 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Looking forward to the start of 'Monty Don's British Gardens' 8pm BBC2, today, especially to see Little Sparta, created by Ian Hamilton Finlay & his wife Sue. I wasn't sure what to expect when I visited, but loved this unique moorland garden, its diverse themes of artwork, landscape & planting.
Puppy raised lovely Cookie for Guide Dogs and we're so proud of her becoming a working guide dog earlier this year. Her guide dog owner sent me these lovely photos as it will be her first Christmas with them. So thoughtful to do that. It really made my day!
December 23, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Puppy raised lovely Cookie for Guide Dogs and we're so proud of her becoming a working guide dog earlier this year. Her guide dog owner sent me these lovely photos as it will be her first Christmas with them. So thoughtful to do that. It really made my day!
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Reprising my favourite horticulturally themed Christmas photo! Mistletoe salesmen, 1926.
December 23, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Reprising my favourite horticulturally themed Christmas photo! Mistletoe salesmen, 1926.
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I started my stationery business because I stopped teaching to stay home and care for my son.
It has been an enormous learning curve.
If you like geek and gaming stationery, come check out my little shop. Everything is handmade.
botanicallucy.etsy.com
It has been an enormous learning curve.
If you like geek and gaming stationery, come check out my little shop. Everything is handmade.
botanicallucy.etsy.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:57 PM
I started my stationery business because I stopped teaching to stay home and care for my son.
It has been an enormous learning curve.
If you like geek and gaming stationery, come check out my little shop. Everything is handmade.
botanicallucy.etsy.com
It has been an enormous learning curve.
If you like geek and gaming stationery, come check out my little shop. Everything is handmade.
botanicallucy.etsy.com
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Did my first Christmas market yesterday. Sold hardly anything. I did get lovely comments about my artwork though.
Weeks of prep and late nights, but it is what it is. Here is a few of my items, I'm a very small business.
Please ignore the price list, this was still while I was setting up.
Weeks of prep and late nights, but it is what it is. Here is a few of my items, I'm a very small business.
Please ignore the price list, this was still while I was setting up.
November 24, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Did my first Christmas market yesterday. Sold hardly anything. I did get lovely comments about my artwork though.
Weeks of prep and late nights, but it is what it is. Here is a few of my items, I'm a very small business.
Please ignore the price list, this was still while I was setting up.
Weeks of prep and late nights, but it is what it is. Here is a few of my items, I'm a very small business.
Please ignore the price list, this was still while I was setting up.
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Went to the festive lights yesterday at the Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, it was beautiful and it remains one of my favourite places.
November 29, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Went to the festive lights yesterday at the Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh, it was beautiful and it remains one of my favourite places.
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Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their winter encounters with nature
Once again, the Young Country Diary series is open for submissions! Every three months, as the UK enters a new season, we ask…
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
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Over a year since its illegal felling, we're making sure the legacy of the Sycamore Gap tree lives on 🌳
When the Sycamore Gap tree was felled last September, we recovered 49 saplings from its roots as part of our 'Trees of Hope' initiative - one to represent each foot in height of the tree.
When the Sycamore Gap tree was felled last September, we recovered 49 saplings from its roots as part of our 'Trees of Hope' initiative - one to represent each foot in height of the tree.
November 29, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Over a year since its illegal felling, we're making sure the legacy of the Sycamore Gap tree lives on 🌳
When the Sycamore Gap tree was felled last September, we recovered 49 saplings from its roots as part of our 'Trees of Hope' initiative - one to represent each foot in height of the tree.
When the Sycamore Gap tree was felled last September, we recovered 49 saplings from its roots as part of our 'Trees of Hope' initiative - one to represent each foot in height of the tree.
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The Poinsettia is another birth flower of December. The Aztecs thought these plants to be gifts from the gods, symbols of new life. They believed the hummingbirds and butterflies that visited Poinsettias were their fallen warriors, resurrected by the gods. #Christmas #folklore #flowers
December 2, 2024 at 9:46 AM
The Poinsettia is another birth flower of December. The Aztecs thought these plants to be gifts from the gods, symbols of new life. They believed the hummingbirds and butterflies that visited Poinsettias were their fallen warriors, resurrected by the gods. #Christmas #folklore #flowers
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December 2, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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❄️☃️My Next Christmas Markets🎄❄️
December 2, 2024 at 10:57 AM
❄️☃️My Next Christmas Markets🎄❄️
Christmas Lights at the Botanics, Edinburgh was really... well, magical, despite the cold and rain. So well done & music was lovely too. My photos don't do it justice.
December 1, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Christmas Lights at the Botanics, Edinburgh was really... well, magical, despite the cold and rain. So well done & music was lovely too. My photos don't do it justice.
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Peter Marren's 'Rare Plants' is out now, published by Bloomsbury @chiffchat.bsky.social
Peter is one of our amazing #BSBImembers! Fellow members can claim a 20% discount when ordering their copy.
For sample pages of the book & info on how to claim, go to: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2024/11/rare...
Peter is one of our amazing #BSBImembers! Fellow members can claim a 20% discount when ordering their copy.
For sample pages of the book & info on how to claim, go to: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2024/11/rare...
November 29, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Peter Marren's 'Rare Plants' is out now, published by Bloomsbury @chiffchat.bsky.social
Peter is one of our amazing #BSBImembers! Fellow members can claim a 20% discount when ordering their copy.
For sample pages of the book & info on how to claim, go to: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2024/11/rare...
Peter is one of our amazing #BSBImembers! Fellow members can claim a 20% discount when ordering their copy.
For sample pages of the book & info on how to claim, go to: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2024/11/rare...
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Exciting to get a sneak peek at upcoming book on Urban Plants by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social!
Trevor's talk 'Untangling the Urban Jungle' at British & Irish Botanical Conference last Saturday gave us a taste of what we can expect from the book.
Recorded talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2-p...
Trevor's talk 'Untangling the Urban Jungle' at British & Irish Botanical Conference last Saturday gave us a taste of what we can expect from the book.
Recorded talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2-p...
November 29, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Exciting to get a sneak peek at upcoming book on Urban Plants by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social!
Trevor's talk 'Untangling the Urban Jungle' at British & Irish Botanical Conference last Saturday gave us a taste of what we can expect from the book.
Recorded talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2-p...
Trevor's talk 'Untangling the Urban Jungle' at British & Irish Botanical Conference last Saturday gave us a taste of what we can expect from the book.
Recorded talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2-p...
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My favorite thing in #plantscience today - diversity of cotton fiber color in native Peruvian cotton.
www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?s...
Cultivated cottons are typically white, but these native Gossypium barbadense can be brown, orange, cream, green, and lilac. That's right - natural lilac fiber!
www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?s...
Cultivated cottons are typically white, but these native Gossypium barbadense can be brown, orange, cream, green, and lilac. That's right - natural lilac fiber!
November 29, 2024 at 1:15 AM
My favorite thing in #plantscience today - diversity of cotton fiber color in native Peruvian cotton.
www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?s...
Cultivated cottons are typically white, but these native Gossypium barbadense can be brown, orange, cream, green, and lilac. That's right - natural lilac fiber!
www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?s...
Cultivated cottons are typically white, but these native Gossypium barbadense can be brown, orange, cream, green, and lilac. That's right - natural lilac fiber!
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Enjoyed sneak preview of #Cambridge #Botanic Gardens winter lights courtesy of @beverleycubg.bsky.social . Me next to a time lapse of Linneas' floral clock, right next to the #circadian beds, part of the circadian trail. Come to Cambridge and learn all about #plant clocks. Enjoy the winter lights. 🧪
November 28, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Enjoyed sneak preview of #Cambridge #Botanic Gardens winter lights courtesy of @beverleycubg.bsky.social . Me next to a time lapse of Linneas' floral clock, right next to the #circadian beds, part of the circadian trail. Come to Cambridge and learn all about #plant clocks. Enjoy the winter lights. 🧪
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Hello to all you poets & poetry fans. By way of an intro here's a poetry resource we've been working on for years. It features the internet's largest database of Scottish poets & their work, poetry-related blogs, podcasts, films, archive recordings, etc. Enjoy. x
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
Scottish Poetry Library - The world's leading resource for Scottish poetry
The Scottish Poetry Library is a unique national resource and advocate for the art of poetry, and Scottish poetry in particular.
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
November 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Hello to all you poets & poetry fans. By way of an intro here's a poetry resource we've been working on for years. It features the internet's largest database of Scottish poets & their work, poetry-related blogs, podcasts, films, archive recordings, etc. Enjoy. x
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
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Irises, 2012 by Scottish artist Elizabeth Blackadder
November 26, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Irises, 2012 by Scottish artist Elizabeth Blackadder