
The Peace Lily, Spathiphyllum, isn’t a lily but a member of the Arum family, so related to Cuckoo Pint, also known as Wild Arum.
Richard Bell's nature sketchbook since 1998

The Peace Lily, Spathiphyllum, isn’t a lily but a member of the Arum family, so related to Cuckoo Pint, also known as Wild Arum.

These borlotti beans are ready to go in growing around a couple of wigwams of bamboo canes. The broad beans, sown in the ground a month ago are now emerging.

It might be best to pot on our rather alien-looking courgette seedlings and grow them on in the greenhouse before planting them out in the raised bed.
