Gardening

Milkweed Asclepias syriaca habit drawing showing two plants in flower

Lupin Lupinus polyphyllus habit drawing showing palmate leaves and flower spikes

Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica habit drawing showing thicket of the plant

Japanese Hop Humulus japonica habit drawing showing how the plant climbs and spreads

Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera habit drawing showing entire plant

Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis habit drawing showing entire plant

Japanese rose Rosa rugosa habit showing mature bush in flower

Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica and Himalayan balsam Impatiens grandiflora seedling comparison

Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica seedling showing rounded leaves and pink stem

Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa sketchbook study page and habit sketch

Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa graphite leaflet showing shiny leaflets and dentition on margin

Rosehip cross section sketchbook study showing seeds and remnants of sepals

Skunk Cabbage Lysichiton americanus sketchbook study page showing detail of flower and plant

Skunk Cabbage habit drawing showing a clump of plants with distinctive yellow spathes

Skunk Cabbage Lysichiton maericanus graphite drawing leaf with person to show scale

Tree of Heaven Allanthus alitissima  comparing bark of mature tree (on left) with young tree (on right)

Garden pea Pisum sativa showing leaves, tendrils, peas in a pod, flowers and closed pods

Giant knotweed Fallopia sachalinensis showing numerous drooping flowers, large leaves, stem section and detail of the orange underground rhizome

Decorative wreath of Strawberries Fragaria × ananassa,  Imagined garland or border

Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica plant including roots underground

Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica root crown with cross section of root and detail of pink growing tips

Illustration of a compost bin in use with plants growing out the side and kitchen waste on top

Cucumber plant drowing up a support showing tendrils, leaves, and young cucumber fruits and flowers alogn with companion planting of nasturtium

How to build a raised bed from planks showing attachments of horizontal planks to the vertical uprights, and how to secure the bed in the ground