low growing

Sand pansy Viola tricolor ssp curtisi showing insubstantial foliage and yellow and white flowers

Reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiformis showing spots of algae growing on the grey branches

Showing yellow and cream colouration and sprawling, tufted habit  

Flower showing spreading habit, pale lilac flowers and rounded leaves

Snow-in-Summer or Dusty Miller Cerastium tomentosum sketchbook study showing habit sketch and detail of an asexual sprig. Seed and seed coat detail, calyx, leaf, flower and flower cross section are also depicted.  Details of the bud and fur on leaf also appear.

Bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus with seed pod and individual flower and calyx

Tormentil Potentilla erecta plant showing both shapes of leaves

Sweet woodruff Asperula odorata with cross section of stem and seeds and flowers on the plant

Early dog violet Viola reichenbachiana with several flowers, and opne seed pod, and showing the basal growth

Eyebright Euphrasia sprig

Eyebright Euphrasia with dentate leaves and flowers

Common heather Calluna vulgaris with individual leaf, stem cross section, and flwoer detail and also showing the woody stem

Bird’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus with yellow flowers face on and in profile

Bugle Ajuga reptans plant with stolon