It takes about 100 days for flax to grow from seed to harvest. Traditionally in Ireland the seed was sown on St Patrick’s Day and harvested on the 12th July.

Have you ever seen a prairie dotted with delicate, pale blue flowers? That may have been Blue Flax, or Linum lewisii. It’s a hardy yet beautiful plant to witness in nature, and luckily, you can grow ...

Gardeners of all levels love finding beautiful and easy-to-grow species for their gardens. If you’re on the lookout for this type of plant, Linum grandiflorum, or Red Flax, is the perfect contender.

particularly lignans present in the flax seed. Lignan is a plant compound that is famous for its excellent heart-protective properties. Generally, antioxidants function by limiting oxidative ...

Flaxseed oil, a popular health supplement, is obtained from the seeds of the flax plant. Its unique benefit comes from the rich concentration of omega-3 fatty acids, essential for maintaining ...

Textiles Tutor Niki Taylor sports a linen top using dyed fibre It takes around 100 days to grow flax from seed to harvest, which may make it attractive for Scotland's shorter growing season.

Fashion designer Patrick Grant has helped to lead the project to grow flax in Blackburn and turn it into linen Back in April a team of about 30 volunteers started work on a grand plan - to grow ...