Gardening

Sheet of Perry Pear sketches Pyrus communis completed in pencil

Pencil drawing of Pear and leaves Pyrus communis showing two fruit and a few leaves

Pear leaf Pyrus communis, tonal study in graphite pencil

Pear fruit Pyrus communis leaves tonal study showing typical growth pattern

Drawing of Pear blossom Pyrus communis.  Pencil line drawing.

‌Line drawing of Pear blossom Pyrus communis showing tip of branch, blossom and leaves

Blossom of Pear Pyrus communis tonal study.  Graphite sketch.

Tonal study of pear blossom showing flowers and leaves, sketchbook piece.

Three pear blossom flowers. Pencil botanical illustration.

Study of Pear leaves and flower Pyrus communis, cut to white.

Pear fruit with leaves shows one pear and sketched leaves behind.  Pencil.

Garden scene designed for use on seed packet for wild flowers.

Nesting tower for swifts, martins, & bats diagram showing the slots for bats, curved slits for swifts and nests for martins

Sessile Oak tree Quercus petraea showing habit and twisted branches

Lone flower of the Field forget me not showing distinctive geometry and bright blue colour of the bloom

Sketch showing one flower, buds, and leaves.  Tendrils are only beginning to grow.

Orchid diagram with hand written labels. line drawing with colour wash

With stem detail showing swollen red bases of stem hairs

Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana cut to white

Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum showing red spotted stems and variable leaf shape

Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas with seedhead, top of seedhead, and seed detail

Ideal garden full of things you can do to encourage nature and promote soil health in your garden For more please check out my blog, and the associated blog on how NOT to have an ideal garden.

Potato Plant in flower with potatoes growing below the soil.  Plant has grown from a chitted potato.

Illustration of the Carbon cycle, with all the elements and chemicals involved in the cycle (but omitting arrows and english text).  For more on this illustration, check out my blog