Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
The National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthenshire, is a relatively recent addition to the horticultural scene. It only opened in May 2000, and is now the most visited garden in Wales with an amazing collection of over 8000 different plant varieties.
Jack o' Kent or Jack-a-Kent is a mythic character from the Herefordshire and Monmouthshire area. He is alternately referred to as either a cleric or wizard who regularly beats the Devil in bets and games.
In 1826, John Walker, a chemist from Stockton, County Durham, finally solved the age-old problem of producing reliable and safe fire starters. Several chemical mixtures were already known which would ignite by a sudden explosion, but there was an obvious need for something a bit less tempestuous.
The Painted Lady butterfly is a long-distance migrant to Britain, undertaking one of the most spectacular such journeys. Each year, it spreads northwards from the desert fringes of North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia, recolonising Britain and mainland Europe.
By the early 1900s, writer H. G. Wells was leading an enviably bohemian life of critical and public literary success, wealth, fame, and adoring women - but his mother had originally lined up a career for him as a draper's assistant, which she considered a good, respectable career.
Edward Bawden was a 20th-century English painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for his prolific output of distinctive prints, book covers, illustrations, and posters. He was particularly known for his linocut prints - often illustrating London scenes.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.