Many of the Ancients believed that all things were composed of four ‘elements’ – earth, fire, air and water. Although we generally ‘believe’ differently today (after all, we’ve discovered elements composed of protons, neutrons, electrons, etc), that quartet still exerts a profound influence on plant life. So, over my next few posts there follows a modern-day take on that ancient theme.
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