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A Launceston-shot ditty about the Tasmanian Tiger might be one of The Wiggles' most under-rated songs.

Saint Johns Wort is a medicinal herb. It has been used for centuries to treat depression.

If you garden on a flat area, think about growing some tall perennial plants to give your garden a more interesting look.

The British love affair with roast chicken is a long-standing one - but it is heading for choppy waters. A perfect storm of events means the price of chicken is soaring.

Honesty is among spring's finest self-seeding plants.

Saint Johns Wort is a medicinal herb. It has been used for centuries to treat depression.

Long-tailed ducks nest in the tundra of the subarctic zone, but they winter off Mount Desert Island and as far south as the coast of the Carolinas. 

Frieda Rummenhohl Cheerful white primroses - the first rose - blooming - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto As winter draws to a close, the heralds of spring are beginning to pop up in our woods - little dots of colour on the once bare ground. Not only are early wildflowers a welcome sight after the bareness of winter, the first sign that spring is just around the corner, they also provide a crucial source of nectar for pollinators coming out of hibernation, such as queen bumblebees.  At the ...

Nature: Even ducks have bad hair days  The mail is always surprising. Recently, I received nice photos of  r m ergansers in the waters between Hadley Point and Lamoine. These mergansers look as if they were having a ‘bad hair day’ with their fluffy feathers blown askew by the wind. They are very handsome diving ducks – not to be missed. The females seen were greyish with a crested rufous–colored head. They also have a large square white patch on the wings, but it is t...