Another Nepenthes

I posted a pencil sketch of the pitcher plant that sits on my kitchen windowsill last year, but now I've had another go at it in coloured pencil.

We were at Hampton Court Flower Show a couple of weeks ago and saw some amazing pitcher plants on display, which reminded me of this article about the Giant Montane Pitcher which acquires its nutrients in an unusual way (unusual even for a carnivorous plant). Its well worth a read.

Enjoy!

An inspiring start

Its almost a month since I returned from Edinburgh, where I spent two fabulous weeks at the botanic gardens for the intensive teaching block of the first year of the diploma in botanical illustration.

Here's a small selection of the many photos that I took:

It was a lovely bunch of people, with fantastically talented tutors, in a beautiful place.

I learnt a lot.

I've been updating my course journal, and going through all the notes and photos that I took, and have made a start on the first couple of assignments (maybe more on that later...)

This wasn't my first visit to RBGEdinburgh - I've been a couple of times before - but this was the first time I've been in the summer, and it was glorious. Here are just a few of my favourite pics from the gardens:

I can't wait to go back again next year!