gardening

Acacia sprig Acacia nilotica showing spines and paired leaflets and flower

Alder Alnus glutinosa tree

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

Rose Rosa pen and ink studies of different roses and details

Rose Rosa rugosa ketchbook study with rosehips and habit sketch

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

Elder Sambucus nigra berries, flowering head and details

Illustration of a compost bin in use with plants growing out the side and kitchen waste on top

Damson Prunus domestica subsp. insititia line drawing with details of fruit and blossom

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

Sketchbook study of a red Bee balm, or Wild bergamot; focusing on the flowers.

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

Rosemary beetle Chrysolina americana

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

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

Yew Taxus baccata sprig and detail of lone berry