garden design Archives - Lizzie Harper

The Bad Garden

Posted on 14th February 20235th May 2023 in Current projects and news, Uncategorised

The non eco-garden is a companion blog to my earlier one, explaining and extolling the virtues of a garden that encourages wildlife and wild flowers. Eco or Wildlife gardens are also excellent for soil health, and have good wider ecological implications for the environment. This blog examines the flip side; things we may unintentionally do, […] Read more

Good Garden: A wildlife Haven

Posted on 14th February 202324th March 2023 in Current projects and news

Illustrating a wildlife garden is always a challenge, but something I embrace. Not only is it an opportunity to show, visually, good practice; it also gives me the chance to learn new hints and tips on how to make my own garden more friendly to wildlife. The twist on this commission is that this good […] Read more

Natural History Illustration: A Week of Work

Posted on 14th March 201430th November 2018 in Current projects and news

Natural science illustration work isn’t all botanical drawings and natural history illustration. My work load this fortnight shows what I mean. A job’s come in from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxon Wildlife trust. It involves illustrating a map of their nature reserve at Hartslock. The second part is illustrating a large landscape of the countryside, and the […] Read more