roots

Abscission diagram showing ho w the abscission layer lets the leaf fall off without exposing the plant to pathogens

Barren strawberry Potentilla sterilis with stolom and small inedible fruit

Bugle Ajuga reptans plant with stolon

Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva ursi in berry showing intricate netwrok on veins on each leaf and rooting nodes

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

Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia pencil image showing plant above and below wtaer and the different leaves in both habitats, in flwoer

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

Planting a fruit tree and providing it with suitable support

Safely pricking out seedlings from a seed tray

Step by step stages showing how to remove a plant safely and plant it into a larger pot where it can flourish, seven steps