Building Observational Skills: Increasing plant awareness

In cities and rural spaces alike many people fail to notice plants, trees and flowers around us.  Yet they are invaluable to the life of our planet, and to our own health and well-being.  Consider these specimens collected from the ground. How many missed opportunities were there to enjoy their beauty, to be refreshed and lift our spirits. Wandersee J (2001).  Toward a theory of plant blindness.  Plant Science Bulletin. p2-9.

Exercise: Try visiting a familiar place  What new sights, sounds and scents do you observe?  Keep a record in your sketchbook or journal.