Botanical Sketches and Other Stories

“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.” ~Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) It’s good...

A busy desk is a happy desk. This week has been a challenging one, but when times get tough, the best place to escape is into the qu...

It all started with comment that Katherine Tyrrell (Making a Mark) made about holding an exhibition in a place where the p...

“Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never succeeding“ Gian Carlo Menotti After all th...

Today is my blog's first birthday!! To my great delight I awoke today to find that the blog has also reached that wonderful figure...

Palmengarten, Frankfurt Sometimes the title of an exhibition sets your mind alight with all sorts of creative possibilities. That ...

 I have a confession to make. Although I love flowers, I don’t really like painting flowers. I know that sounds odd coming from a bo...