If you’re looking for wildflowers you might struggle to find them in the countryside - in many places intensive methods leave little habitat. Instead, turn your attention to the verges alongside Britain’s road network. There you will find plants from a lost bucolic era taking refuge on roundabouts, slip roads and in litter-strewn lay-bys.

Nessie Ramm is on a mission to paint the road verges of Britain, to render visible the wildness and value of these unloved spaces. Her work is both a joyful celebration of what she finds and also a call to re-evaluate our relationship with the natural world.

Can we make space for nature?

Nessie is a fellow member of the Society of Botanical Artists and during 2025-6 is working with Plantlife UK as their Creative Friend.