cookery

Juniper Juniperus communis with detail of male and female flowers

Pung coolie or Bitter melon Momordica charantia showing fruit split to reveal red seeds

Pung coolie or Bitter melon Momordica charantia showing fruti split to reveal seeds

Ripe lemon with pair of leaves, cut to white.

Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina tree pen and ink with colour wash

Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhina tree, with pinnate leaves and furry fruit pen and ink botanical illustration.

Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa sketchbook study.  Illustration shows comparison with the cultivated parsnip plant, Pastinaca sativa sativa.  It also includes details on the petiole, flower, umbel, seed head, seeds, and root.

Dwarf Pine subspecies cone and individual cone scale tip comparison.  Species compared are Pinus mugo uncinata, Pinus mugo rotundata, and Pinus mugo mugo

Dwarf Mountain Pine Pinus mugo sketchbook study sheet.  Illustration shows female and male flowers, immature and mature cones, the bark of the tree, and details of the pine needles and bud.

Sage Salvia officianalis sketchbook study showing leaf and flower and tonal study of leaf texture

Staghorn Sumac Rhus glabra sketchbook study with detail of individual flowers

Persian Hogweed Heracelum persicum and Giant Hogweed Heracelum mantegazzianum comparison with info on flower shape, umbel shape, and leaf differences

Persian Hogweed Heracleum persicum in flower showing habit and growth form

Pomegranate Punica granatum fruit and halved fruit with leaf

Pomegranate Punica granatum tree in fruit showing typical growth

Olive Olea europea sprig with leaves fruit and detail of one half olive

Old Olive Olea europaea tree showing typical gnarled growth

Wild marjoram Origanum vulgare pen and ink botanical illustration

Wild garlic Allium ursinum in flower, pencil

Wild garlic Allium ursinum leaf and flowering head with flowers out and in bud

Wild marjoram Origanum vulgare sprig

Wild thyme Thymus praecox showing low growth habit and with details of the square stem and a single leaf

Watercress Nasturtium officinale with flower and seeds and edible leaves

Vegetable trug showing garden produce and a trowl, including leeks, raddichio, raspberries, radish, potatoes, tomatoes, chives, basil, kale, lettuce, raddichio, fennel, peas, carrots, and beans. A good day in the garden!