garden

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.

Rum or Black Cherry Prunus serotina sketchbook study.  The page includes two bark studies (from an old and young tree), the habit of tree, and berry details.  The bud, individual flower, blossoming raceme, vein detail and petiole gland details are also depicted.

Himalayan Blackberry Rubus armeniacus.  Sketchbook illustration shows flower, flower cross section, leaf shape and underside, stem, seed, early fruit and seed detail

Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor compared to Greater Periwinkle Vinca major.  Sketchbook study sheet shows details of flowers, leaves, leaf venation, a habit sketch, and cross sections of the periwinkle flowers.

Common Blue-sow thistle Cicerbita macrophylla sketchbook page compared to Alpine Sow-thistle Cicerbita alpina. Details of leaf venation, habit sketch, individual ray florets, seed information, and associated comparative details of the Alpine Sow-thistle

Garden lupin Lupinus regalis habit showing a red and yellow variety

Blue bonnet Lupin Lupinus polyphyllus sketchbook study page.  Includes information on  habit, cross section of flower, seed pods, and leaf venation.

Lupin Lupinus polyphyllus habit drawing showing palmate leaves and flower spikes

Monkey puzzle Araucaria araucana showing leaves pattern of growth and female cones

Monkey puzzle Araucaria aracana tree showing typical umbrella shape of mature tree

Thrift Armeria maritima with individual flower detail

Japanese rose Rosa rugosa showing magenta petals, bright green foliage and large red rosehips

Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica plant including roots underground

Pignut Conopodium majus with details of flower, root, and shoot

Passion flower Passiflora sketchbook study with illustrations of the flowers and fruit

Hosta or Funkia sketchbook study with pencil and watercolour sketches of the variegated leaves

Daisy Bellis perennis pen and ink illustration with details of the ray and disc florets

Watercolour of Bare feet on soil with marigolds and forget me nots, showing the roots below the soil

Sprig of Catnip Nepeta cataria in flower

Pen and ink illustration of a sprig of bilberry with lots of berries on

Small pen and ink sketch with stippled texture and a watercolour top wash, cut to white

Earthworm coiled and curled up showing its saddle and segmentation clearly, cut to white

Worm against grassy background, looking like it should be under the ground rather than crawlign about on top of it