Society of botanical artists

Buys for the great outdoors – and a course to take

This month, our list focuses on the finest floral creatives bringing their talent to arrangements, installations, events, workshops and more

Michaelina Wautier is one of the most compelling rediscoveries in Baroque painting. Working in 17th-century Brussels, she tackled subjects usually reserved for men, producing still lifes, portraits an

The Highgrove Florilegium is a two-volume publication featuring the work of 72 leading botanical artists, with text compiled by botanists at the Natural History Museum. Watercolours from this work hav

Amateur botanist John Bradby Blake and his collaborators never completed their illustrated record of Chinese flora, but they still stoked Britain’s passion for the Asian country’s plants

Ever fancied learning to draw but don’t know where to start? Artist Sam Marshall’s fabulous new book is filled with simple tips to get you inspired