Ecihinacea, Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, One flower seen from top view, showing the dark centre cone against the pink petals.

Lavender, Lavandula, two Dragonflies on flowers.

Cherry, Wild Cherry blossom, Prunus avium, Several white flowers on bare twigs against soft focus pale blue sky. A bee hovering aove.

Cherry, Wild Cherry blossom, Prunus avium, Several white flowers on bare twigs against soft focus pale blue sky.

Sessile oak, Quercus petraea, Aerial view of many wet, fallen brown leaves and an acorn.

Sessile oak, Quercus petraea, Front view of a sprig of pale new spring leaves against pale green.

Orange, Citrus sinensis, A mass of orange zest, peel cut in fine strips.

Horseradish, Armoracia rusticana, Top view of several roots, some with leaves and one broken open.

White mustard, Sinapis alba, Mass of mustard seeds.

Redbush or Rooibus, Aspalathus linearis, Side view of a mass of red twigs with needle like leaves used to make the tea.

Tea plant, Camellia sinensis, Front view of some twigs with older dark green leaves and buds used for white tea.

Sea Buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides, Twig with narrow leaves and clusters of orange berries.

Currant, Blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum, Ripe fruit on a bush.

Thrift, Sea thrift, Armeria maritima 'Alba', Several stems of white pom pom flowers amongst tall grass in shade

Hosta, Spring shoots of a mature plant sprouting up among cut off spent stems of the previous year.

Poppy, Causican scarlet poppy, Papaver commutatum on waste ground in Halkidiki, Greece.

Tulip, Tulipa, with Bellis perennis beneath, Mass of red and white Tulips with one single yellow flower.

Sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua arrangement of autumn leaves in a line, overlapping and backlit on white.

Tea plant, Camellia sinensis, Tips of the Tea plant which are the parts commonly used to make tea.

Cherry, Prunus avium, flowering sprig of Wild Cherry seen from behind backlit by spring sun.

Spurge, Sikkim Spurge, Euphorbia sikkimensis, A mass of bright red new shoots emerging in the spring.

Black false hellebore, Veratrum nigrum, A group of new shoots and leaves emerging in the spring.

Allium, Allium Hollandicum 'Purple Sensation', Several stems of against silvery plants.

Water Violet, Hottonia palustris, A single flowering stem which is used as a Bach flower remedy.