Gardening

Ripe lemon with pair of leaves, cut to white.

Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus with nettles, log pile, fungi, and butterfly. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Wonky vegetables and fruit including potatoes, onions, carrots, and apples. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Cretan orchid Cephalanthera cucullata.  Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

One rose cut to white

Mulberry Morus nigra berries and leaf, colour on pen and ink drawing

Alaskan lupin Lupinus nootkanensis plant showing leaves and blue flowering spikes.

Nootka lupin Lupinus nootkanensis sketchbook studies showing details of leaflets, seed pods, seeds, root, habit sketch, and flower cross sections.

Nootka lupin sketch with notes showing details of leaflets, seed pods, seeds, root, habit sketch, and flower cross sections.

Habit sketch of Heath Star-moss Campylopus introflexus growing on limestone boulder.

Heath Star-moss Campylopus introflexus illustrations showing wet moss with white apical hairs.

Close up of the lily flower, face on.  Cut to white.

Jersey orchid Anacamptis laxiflora close up showing the top of the flowering spike, with three flowers.

Deadly nightshade Atropa belladonna showing plant with flowers and berries.

Stand of Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japonica Fallopia japonica showing thicket of stems and foliage

Rowan Sorbus acuparia groenlandica flowers berries leaves, annotated in a layout Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Yew Taxus baccata Female and male flowers and berries on branch with text and layout Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris Female strobile male flowers cone and sprig layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)  

Black spruce Picea mariana cones flowers needles layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Blossom of Rowan Sorbus acuparia.  Close up illustration of a cluster of flowers.

Blue tit cut to white

Sprig of blossom of the wild cherry with early emergent leaves

Wood ant nest.  This nest belongs to the Southern red wood ant, Formica rufa.  Wood ant nests do differ between species, although it can be hard to tell them apart.

Variegated geranium leaf, Geranium Mrs Pollock, showing Zonal colouration and pigment variegation, including area of red anthocyanin.