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Winter warriors: how edible plants thrive in the cold
Ways plants are able to withstand the cold
Spearmint - Mentha spicata
A strong smelling herb that is often cultivated
Wild strawberry - Fragaria vesca
A common and easy to identify relative of cultivated strawberries
Monkshood - Aconitum napellus
A plant that is deadly poisonous, even through touch
Balsam bashing
How do UK laws affect the picking of this invasive edible
The phoenix of flora: rosebay willowherb
One of the most striking plants of summer, rosebay Willowherb is a vigorous pioneer plant with plenty to offer the forager in the warmer mon
Wild celery - Apium graveolens
The wild progenitor of cultivated variants
Six foraged cocktails to see you through the summer
Some inspiration for you to go wild with your summer mixology
Honesty - Lunaria annua
An attractive member of the mustard family
From sweet dreams to sickly sweets: the changing faces of sweet woodruff
This woodland herb is a cultural staple in Germany
How to: dandelion coffee
Roasted dandelion root makes a drink uncannily like the real thing.
Common hogweed shoot and whipped feta tarts
Showcase one of nature's best-kept gourmet secrets
Five of the best: wild spring salad leaves
Choice edibles can be found lurking in plain sight
Pink purslane - Claytonia sibirica
A pretty and tasty invasive plant
Blackberry - "Rubus fruticosus"
Britain's most commonly foraged fruit plant
Foraging focus: wild garlic
This lush spring green has been used by humans for millennia
Alexanders - Smyrnium olusatrum
An aromatic plant introduced by the Romans
Alexanders: the forgotten vegetable
Introduced by the Romans, Alexanders was once cultivated throughout Britain
Sea aster - Tripolium pannonicum
A salt loving member of the daisy family
Five of the best: hardy winter edibles
Some of the best winter hardy edible plants and mushrooms
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