gardening for nature

Meadow cranesbill Geranium pratense in a meadow, seed packet design for Roselyn seeds

Corn marigold Glebionis segetum in meadow, seed packet design

Common polypody Polypodium vulgare illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Wall rue Asplenium ruta-muraria illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Wall or Dalmatian bellflower Campanula portenschlagiana illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Wall lettuce Lactuca muralis illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Thale cress Arabidopsis thaliana illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Smooth sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Shepherds purse Capsella bursa-pastoris illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Purple toadflax Linaria purpurea illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Procumbent pearlwort Sagina procumbens illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Opium poppy Papaver somniferum illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Mouse-eared chickweed Cerastium fontanum illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Hybrid bluebell Hyacinthoides x massartiana illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Chinese bramble Rubus tricolor illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Yellow corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Annual meadow grass Poa annua illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Red tailed bumblebee Bombus lapidarius with Cornflower Centaurea cyanus.  Second version of this seed packet design

Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare & buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris

Cornflowers Centaurea cyanus in a meadow with Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius

Garden scene designed for use on seed packet for wild flowers.

Ideal garden full of things you can do to encourage nature and promote soil health in your garden For more please check out my blog, and the associated blog on how NOT to have an ideal garden.

Cross section of an ideal wildlife pond showing frog, water but, aquatic plants, a log pile and watering can, and floating water soldier being visited by a damselfly