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Which plant reputedly screamed as you pulled it from the ground? Which plant was named after the dilating effect it had on Italian women's eyes? Find out in the Garden Library @RHSWisley on Fridays in August as we look at the Myths of Deadly and Poisonous Plants.
The 24 hour countdown begins! We're excited to see RHS Gold Medal-winning artists demonstrating #watercolour, #penandink #pencil and painting on vellum at the Botanical Art Seminar tomorrow.
Anne Swan's stunning Opuntia - better known to most of us as a 'Prickly Pear'! - has been completed in coloured pencil. Her mastery of the medium has influenced a new generation of artists to try it.
See the original work, on display until 14th August.
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The exhib. has been organised by the Association of British Botanical Artists.A taster of some of the artwork on display from England+Wales(L-R):"Babington's Leek",watercolour © Mally Francis,UK;"Common Poppy",watercolour © Julia Trickey,UK;"Spindle",acrylic ink © Sandra Doyle,UK
We will be looking at fruit growing in our Garden History Course. These beautiful botanical drawings by William Hooker were commissioned by the RHS to help standardise the nomenclature of cultivated fruit. Book now