Blackberry Bramble, Rubus Fruticosus

Angela Brazil, was an
influential author of school stories aimed at older girls. She moved to
Coventry in 1911, where she became interested in preserving natural
environments. She was a member of Coventry’s natural history society and kept a
nature diary in which she recorded information about the weather, plants and
wildlife, alongside selected poetic verses. Underneath the Blackberry Bramble, Rubus Fruticosus, the phrase ‘beauteous power’,
suggests how she felt blossoming plant life can thrive in an urban environment.