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Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara five flowering spikes, three in full flower and the distinctive round toothed leaf

Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus in flower and with black berries

Bitter vetch Lathyrus linifolius showing purple flowers and pods both ripe and brown and earlier on, still green. Tendrils and winged stem shown clearly along with paied leaves

Barberry Burberis vulgaris with red berries, yellow flowers and spiny twigs

Iris in gravel with blue petals

Garden border in spring with tulips, crocus, daffodils and daisies abutting a carefully tended lawn and edged with concrete slabs

Sketchbook study of the Exploding cucumber Cylantha explodens with lots of details of the fruit exploding and curling back on itself, and details of the knobbly brown seeds along with a detailed colour study of a few fruit with dark green leaves behind. Lots of details of the curling tendrils and some simple watercolour wash […]

Pencil line drawing of the Nettle Urtica dioica with one leaf and one leaf underside in full colour, and a few details of the flower and purplish stem in colour, and an accompnying pencil line drawing of a different plant

Brown trout Salmo trutta from chalk stream (with red spots)

Brown trout Salmo trutta view from above showing swimming motion with background of weeds and pebbles

Common bream Abramis brama

Common carp Cyprinus carpio

Diagram of fishing methods

Vegetable garden in a raised bed showing taller crop plants behind the shorter ones in the front including beans, borage, chives, and salad crops

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

Container growing herbs including marjoram, chives, basil, chervril, salad, lettuce, and nasturtium

Raised bed growing chives, nasturtium, lavender, chili, cabbage, lettuce, rosemary, parsley, and violets

Lasagna garden cross section showing the layering of paper, organic matter such as compost, topsoil, and crops

Study of leaf litter showing dead decaying leaves

Pepper seedling in a lump of soil, held in the hand of a gardener

A hand pinching out the growth tips on a cucumber plant to encourage lateral growth and more cucmber fruit