Welcome to our blogs featuring the photos and sightings of wildlife in the garden (and outreach sites like Chattowood, and the Meanwhile Garden and Albert Roundabout in Colchester) by our staff.

Find out what the propagation and garden teams have been up to this week.

Our common name for narcissus, daffodil, is believed to stem from a linguistic corruption linked with another Mediterranean flower, asphodel, getting caught up with the Dutch article de, creating the moniker we use today. Despite this indistinct path to its own name, it is one which has become widely spoken and adored.