Whilst organising the artistic section for the London Show, I had the opportunity to photograph this year's artwork. I would like to post small images of these paintings and needlework on the website for those of you who are not able to visit the shows in the UK mainland.

I'm not going to make many comments; to me, all these works are beautiful, and a constant refrain along those lines would become tiresome. The different artists have different styles, and each has their own merits.

Classes 214 and 215
These classes are for pictures of plants in their natural habitat.

Rannveig Wallis entered:

Anemone biflora, Iris pseudocaucasica and Fritillaria minima

Caroline Jackson-Houlston entered: Leucojum vernum, Hepatica nobilis and Eranthis hyemalis and Goodyera repens

Classes 216, 217 and 218

These classes are for portraits of plants in the wild or cultivation

Peggy Dawe entered: Primula integrifolia x. minima, Cyclamen alpinum, Primula vulgaris and Viola hederacea (?).

Rannveig Wallis entered: Arisaema sikokianum, Arum idaeum. Eminium koenerianum

Caroline Jackson-Houlston entered: Aquilegia saximontana, Iris stylosa 'Baby Blue', Pulsatilla albana and Paeonia cambessedesii.

Class 219, 220 and 221

These classes are for botanically accurate studies of alpine plants.

Peggy Dawe entered: Eranthis hyemalis, Primula vulgaris and Scilla bithynica

Rannveig Wallis entered: Biarum species ex Iran, Biarum bovei and Arum dioscoridis var. dioscoridis.

Classes 224 and 225

These classes are for designs inspired by alpine plants.

Peggy Dawe entered this design for a card:

Jean Morris entered three needlework card designs, of Cyclamen, Meconopsis and Irises, and a Montage of spring flowers

Classes 226 and 227

These classes are for needlework inspired by alpine plants.

Jean Morris entered: Iris iberica ssp. elegantissima, Iris fosteriana and Iris narbutii, and Cyclamen purpurascens

Classes 228 and 229

These classes are also for needlework inspired by alpine plants, but exclude cross-stitch.

Jean Morris entered Romulea unifolia, R. schlecteri and R. cruciata, and a beautiful piece of stumpwork featuring dwarf fuchsias.

Class 246

For a design inspired by alpine plants

Last but not least, in the Novice Section, Hazel Nottingham entered this lovely piece of parchment craft inspired by Primula marginata 'Beamish'.