Marram grass 2 Ammophila arenaria
Marram grass Ammophila arenaria with detail of flowering head, ligule and in-rolled leaf
Ideal Garden: a garden for nature and the environment
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.
Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum
Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Crested Dog’s-tail grass Cynosurus cristatus with name
Crested Dog’s-tail grass Cynosurus cristatus with written name
Crested Dog’s-tail grass Cynosurus cristatus 2
Crested Dog’s-tail grass Cynosurus cristatus 2 botanical illustration
Cock’s-foot grass Dactylis glomerata with written name
Cock’s-foot grass Dactylis glomerata with written name
Cock’s-foot grass Dactylis glomerata 2
Cock’s-foot grass Dactylis glomerata 2 showing grass with shoots in full flower.
Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus grass with written name
Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus grass with written name in hand painted watercolour text
Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus grass with annotations and name
Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus grass with annotations and name. Parts include culm, inforescence or panicle, leaf blade, nodes, and internode.
Yorkshire Fog grass Holcus lanatus 2
Yorkshire Fog grass Holcus lanatus 2 with striped pink culms and soft green grass blades
Named Grasses: False Oat, Crested Dogs-tail, Cocks-foot, and Yorkshire Fog
Named Grasses with annotation of grass anatomy: False Oat, Crested Dogs-tail, Cocks-foot, and Yorkshire Fog
Grasses: False Oat, Crested Dogs-tail, Cocks-foot, and Yorkshire Fog
Grasses: False Oat Arrhenatherum elatius, Crested Dogs-tail Cynosurus cristatus, Cocks-foot Dactylis glomerata, and Yorkshire Fog Holcus lanatus.
False Oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius with written name
False Oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius with written name botanical illustration
False Oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius 3
False Oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius botanical illustration
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus with nettles
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus with nettles, log pile, fungi, and butterfly. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli
Welsh meadow landscape with Redstart
Welsh meadow landscape with Redstart, buzzard, swallows and lots of butterflies (Gilfach Nature reserve). Numerous animal species illustrated include swallows, hoverfly, grasshopper, and bees. Flowers include knapweed, thistles, buttercup, bedstraws, betony, sedges, and other riverside meadow plants.
Coastal Hay Meadow in Devon
Coastal Hay Meadow in Devon (Bentham). Illustration shows idealised grassland scene with insects, birds, and wild flowers one would hope to see in a well managed coastal hay meadow.
Quaking grass Briza media
Quaking grass Briza media with detail of ligule and flower
Hay meadow cross section
Hay meadow cross section showing mole burrow and roots below the soil and flowers, butterflies, and insects above ground
Grayling butterfly Hipparchia semele
Grayling butterfly Hipparchia semele
Wind pollinators diagram
Wind pollinators showing close up of individual flowers along with larger plant; dandelion, grass flower, and catkins. All use wind for pollination. Pen and ink with colour wash
Silver Birch Betula pendula 2
Silver Birch Betula pendula tree shape without leaves, close up of bark, and sprig with leaves and catkins
Silver Birch Betula pendula twig and leaf
Silver Birch Betula pendula twig with buds and catkins and leaf
Silver birch Betula pendula trees vignette
Silver birch Betula pendula trees vignette