Samhain in the Garden

Samhain in the Garden

Samhain approaches, at the end of this month, the night of the 31st of October. The garden, orchards and hills are full of seeds, fruits, berries and nuts, and here in Herefordshire we have had a huge apple crop. Many of us have been busy juicing and making chutneys...
Autumn in the Garden

Autumn in the Garden

The Latest from the Garden Hello, all herb lovers!  Autumn approaches, and the days and nights will be equal when I run my second-to-last herb course of the year on September 20th & 21st. There is one more, on November 15th & 16th.  It’s been a dry...
Power Plants

Power Plants

These are drawings of powerful herbs made in my garden and at Hellens Manor. They are studies for a series of prints about Power plants: so far, I’ve done iris, aconite &...
Rivers and Ponds

Rivers and Ponds

Sketches from different locations around Herefordshire, working toward a print of the river Wye at Kerne Bridge and...