Trees: Scots pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Scots pine is one of a series of [...]
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Scots pine is one of a series of [...]
Small-leaved lime Tilia cordata and other Lime or Linden trees This is [...]
Potatoes are ubiquitous vegetables, a staple in the west since their introduction from [...]
The non eco-garden is a companion blog to my earlier one, explaining and [...]
Illustrating a wildlife garden is always a challenge, but something I embrace. Not [...]
Birch trees: The Silver and the Downy Birch There are two main [...]
Introduction Beech trees are common across Britain, favouring chalky soils. The oldest Beech [...]
Trees: Yew is another blog inspired by my illustrations for The Tree Forager [...]
Trees: Elder is another blog inspired by my illustrations for “The Tree Forager” [...]
Heath star moss is one of three invasive species I’ve just illustrated for [...]
Habit sketches are an important aspect of doing botanical illustrations. They need to [...]
Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris was on the list of plants I recently illustrated [...]
Trees: Rowan is another blog inspired by my illustrations for “The Tree Forager” [...]
This blog shows how to ink up the Downy Birch leaves and catkins, [...]
Trees: Ash This is the third in my series on common trees, and [...]
Trees: Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus is a maple, and is Europe’s largest maple species. [...]
I’ve been working on illustrations for “The Tree Forager” by Adele Nozedar, due [...]
Periwinkle species feature on the list of a recent job of invasive plants [...]
The Garden Lupin, Lupinus polyphyllus, is one of the invasive plants I was [...]
I’ve recently completed work on a series of sketchbook illustrations of invasive plants. [...]
In my last blog, Botanical illustration of Rose leaves, I discussed the processes [...]
A recent job involved illustrating the Japanese Rose, Rosa rugosa. It’s not the [...]
Save the bees and make your garden a Bee haven! This week’s Guest [...]
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia and False Virginia creeper Parthenocissus inserta are common and [...]
Whenever I paint a plant, I tend to use the same approach. This [...]