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Sketchbook page of studies of the Ivy Hedera helix with one leaf in full colour detail, a berry, a flowering leaf, a seedhead, and some stem examinations in full colour. Lots of line drawings and tonal pencil studies of other parts of the plant such as the seeds and flowers, line drawings and habit sketches […]

Sketchbook illustration of Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica with a few leaves shown in full colour detail along with a detailed colour study of the roots and lower stem, individual studies of lone flowers ara accompanied with tonal pecnil studies of the racemes of white fkowers and leaves showing venation pattern

Lichen fruiting bodies study examining the different means of reproduction visible under the microscope shown by different species of lichens

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

Water vole Arvicola amphibius showing how fluffy and formless these creatires are, in profile on sandy bank with background riparian vegetation

Three illustrations showing compost as it degrades into organic matter, from recognizable leaf litter through to earth like mulch

Set up with two compost bins in rotation

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

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

Brownstone house with back yard full of a diverse array of containers all of which are growing different edible food crops from herbs to fruit thorugh salads and vegetables.

Corner of a raised bed showing how to attach the plants to one another when building the bed

Mallard duck Anas platyrhynchos duckling, quick pencil sketch showing spiky fluffy feathers