1. Pansies for thought. The origin of the word pansy is reputed to be the French word pensée, meaning thought. The

1. Garlic. There is no evidence that eating raw garlic will kill the virus. Garlic does have some antimicrobial properties

1. What are they? Nests are structures built to hold eggs, offspring and, sometimes, adults. They’re often built owing to

1. Fake. Hyacinths were voted the flower most likely to be mistaken for fake, by me, this morning. With their

Lamb 1. What kind? Sheep are specifically referred to by age. Young ‘uns are, of course, lambs, and adults are

1. Nuts and eggs are seeds, too. Although we don’t think of them this way, in fact eggs and nuts

1. Love in a mist. (Nigella.) This freely self-sowing, cheery annual takes its romantic love name from the airy, lacy bracts

1. Inhibitors. Starting plants from seeds are not always easy. Some seeds, like tomatoes, come from the mother plant coated