Leaves vary between plants; from rough to smooth, furry to spiky. Get your children to touch these plants and describe what they feel like. You can also explain to them that every texture has a ...

Borage leaves are furry and become more prickly with age, so they need to be picked young and chopped finely. The stalks can be cooked like any other vegetable.

Any ideas to get it to produce more fern leaves? — Dave S ... as the plant produces visible furry-looking rhizomes that trail across the surface and drape down over the pot’s edges.