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Alder buckthorn Rhamnus frangula sprig with close up of berry and flower, berries red and purple

Bee orchid Ophrys apifera entire plant with flowers

Pollarded Alder Alnusglutinosa tree in leaf

Alpine ladies mantle alchemilla alpina with pale underside of leaves ahown and fibrous root area

Amethyst deceiver Laccaria amethystina clump growing on moss and dead woos and in different stages of growth

Ash dieback symptoms Fraxinus excelsior Chalaria showing damaged inside of wood, damage on bark, little white fungal bodies, withered leaves on the branch, and individuall diseased leaf, the tree with exposed branches due to die back and a branch with siwtheres fronds of leaves on it

Ash Fraxinus excelsior pen and ink stippled drawing of the tree without leaves

Ash Fraxinus excelsior twig in bud and leaf spray

Autumn crocus Colchicum autumnale two flowers and leaf

Autumn leaf study of an Acer showing bright vivid red and yellow colours, leaf has damage and minor holes

Auxin diagram showing how applying auxin to the top of a plant encourages vertical rather than lateral growth

Iris in gravel with blue petals

Garden border in spring with tulips, crocus, daffodils and daisies abutting a carefully tended lawn and edged with concrete slabs

Study of the Polygala fruticosa sweet pea shrub with full colour detail of two flowers from various angles and the simple leaves growing up the stem, pencil line drawing shows the rest of the plant shape and growth habit

Sweet pea Lathyrus odoratus study of the dark purple form of the flower with pale green stem and associated tendrils, there are also some colour swatches and a study of the placement of the flower veins on the blossom

English Oak Quercus robur sketchbook page with focus on the different colours of the leaves in spring and autumn, and detail of green and brown acorns

Drawing of a broom plant with colour details of individual flowers, leaves, and a seed pod

Fox and Cubs Pilosella aurantiaca sketchbook study showing individual ray florests and disc florets, detailed coloured study of leaf and hairy stem, pencil habit sketch, and other details of this compositae orange and gold flower

Illustration of the Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris examing different anatomy and colour forms of the flowers along with the seed pods and soft green lobed leaves

Sketchbook study of the Cornflower Centaura cyanus showing its rich blue colour and details of individual florets as well as of the thin leaves and flowering head, some details in colour and some in tonal pencil

Cow parsley illustration in pencil with details of stem, leaves and flowering head picked out in watercolour, and with a small view of the plant grwing at a distance, close up study of the individual flower and its anatomy

Sketchbook study of the Exploding cucumber Cylantha explodens with lots of details of the fruit exploding and curling back on itself, and details of the knobbly brown seeds along with a detailed colour study of a few fruit with dark green leaves behind. Lots of details of the curling tendrils and some simple watercolour wash […]

Forget me not Myosotis sketchbook study concentrating on the blue flowers and details of how these are carried in relation to the seed pods, an accompanying sprig is shown in detailed pencil

Giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum study giving an impression of the enormous size of this tall umbellifer plant with its thick stems and froth of white flowers; details of individual flowers and seeds in colour, and one leaf illustrated in full colour