Oh to be in England in April! Wildflowers are here in abundance now. Time to refresh your plant identification skills. If you are unable to identify at least 10-20 of the plants growing in your neighbourhood, it is probable you are missing out on something very special. A buttercup is a good one to master, it’s unmistakably …
Plants are all around us in urban areas, we just have to look. London for example is teeming with plants; with wild species, curated spaces full of cultivated ones, and artistic representations all present. Take a stroll down New Bond Street right now, all the high-end designers are pushing botanics like mad. This weekend on a walk …
So much plant excitement this month, as spring flowers are arriving in greater numbers. Whatever the human defined start time for Spring is, the flowers have their own calendar, as soil temperatures rise we are seeing more and more bulbs and other plants erupting everywhere. A cold snap may slow them down, but not for …
A photogram is a cameraless image made by placing objects on or in front of light-sensitive material which is then exposed to a light source. A botanical photogram is where your subject is a plant. We take a chronological look at artworks created by great practitioners of the technique past and present. William Henry Fox …
If you ever visit the Maltese islands, you may be surprised by the sheer quantity of alien plants covering this small country – with Prickly Pear, Opuntia ficus-indica, one of the most invasive. Yet the problem with an alien is, they can be just so darn exotic, and spell-bounding, hence the need to photograph them at every turn. This Agave ‘egg’ above a …
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A small tree inspired old poem and a big tree inspired even older picture to celebrate Christmas week. Happy Christmas, by Danish painter Johansen Viggo, 1891 little tree by E.E. Cummings, 1959 little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found you in the green forest …
Books are always the best gift if you get it right. An absolute burden to the receiver if you get it wrong. Plant books are generally right, the reason being if there are pictures it’s never a hardship to peruse them. Here are some ideas for a nice plant with art present for that special person. Check out Plant Curator’s shop …
Plants are the greatest gift of all because, hopefully, they keep on giving long after the memory of all the other Christmas tat is gone. If you give them to an artist, they may even be immortalised. Here are ten suggestions of plants worth considering. Send them through the post or hand over in person, …