{"id":4649,"date":"2021-06-23T17:19:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T16:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bacsac.com\/journal\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2023-03-20T14:54:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:54:50","slug":"rachel-hillis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bacsac.com\/journal\/en\/rachel-hillis\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Hillis"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Rachel Hillis\u2019 botanical world<\/a><\/h2>\r\n

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I\u2019m a 25 year old freelance illustrator. Originally from London, I now live in Liverpool together with my partner and our cat Henri \u2013 named after my favorite artist Henri Rousseau. I create botanical illustrations with gouache paint for magazines, books, homeware and clothing brands.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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While my flat is filled with house plants, my biggest joy is the outdoor space we got early this spring in a community garden, only a short walk from home. When we got it, it was completely overgrown with weeds and couch grass. It took a month of digging, weeding and raking before we could build the raised beds and start planting. We now have 3 raised beds dedicated to growing veggies as well as a space on the side where we sow wildflowers.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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To delineate our allotment and get more of a privacy feeling, we let the grass in the borders grow tall and sowed flowers like hollyhocks and foxgloves. Some areas of the allotment are voluntarily kept as wild as possible and welcoming for insects and other small creatures.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n