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Illustration showing annotated carbon cycle including images of leaf litter detritovores, soil micro-organisms, root tips, and the importance of respiration and photosynthesis For more on this illustration, check out my blog

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

Used as the basis for a diagram showing the Carbon cycle. For more on this illustration, check out my blog

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

Safely pricking out seedlings from a seed tray

Diagram showing how to do double digging of a flower bed or vegetable plot

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

Rotation patterns for growing vegetables

Rotation patterns for growing vegetables

Examples of how to lay out your vegetable garden and how adaptable one space can be

Steps involved in single digging soil

Preparing soil and sowing grass seed to create a beautiful lawn

Staked tiger lilies with each plant attached to an individual cane

Standard tree with supporting stake in a large flower pot container

Lily bulbs in a flower pot with a can next to each to support the emerging plant as it grows

Propagating strawberries and finding and planting in runners to produce new plants which can be potted on sparately once established

Using secateurs to prune new growth in the summer

Different ways of supporting perennials including stakes, link stakes, split canes, frames, and cages

Taking root cuttings from an established plant and setting them to grow in a seed tray once the smaller lateral roots have been removed

Taking soft wood cuttings and planting them on once they’ve become established in a covered flower pot

Topiary cone wire frame support

Topiary globe wire frame support

Topiary spiral wire frame

Trainign a cordon by pruning and tying onto supports at different times and periods of growth