Welcome to Getting Dirty. At least once a week, we publish articles exploring everything from simple explanations of plant and soil science; through design concepts such as composition and colour theory; to profiles of plants and construction materials.
If you’re new to plant and soil science, read this article first.
Let’s Get Dirty!
To find a specific article, filter by category or search Getting Dirty.
Movement in plants
A brief discussion of the three main ways in which water, nutrients and gases move within plants, being mass flow, osmosis and diffusion; and of when and why particular substances move in the way that they do.
Intermolecular forces
A simple explanation of some of the forces that exist between molecules, and which are essential for movement of water and nutrients through plants