Every month we feature two blogs written by volunteers, one describes an object in the Palace and one a plant from the Garden. It is a great way for us all to learn more about the Palace, if you would like to contribute there is no set format so please do send us your ideas!

This month's object is a compilation of illustrations by archaeology volunteer Richard Sorgo who was involved in January's Apple Arch Project. Richard's dexterous illustrations of broken shards of pottery, plaster as well as an illustration of arrowheads beautifully capture the intricacies of the flints found in the dig.

The Apple Arch Project took place in the Walled Garden and was part of the Community Archaeology Dig. The aim of the dig was to analyse a series of holes running along the central path in the Walled Garden before being planted with apple trees.

Last month we shared archaeology volunteer Samantha Brummage's findings from the dig. In December, we shared archaeology volunteer Pauline St. Leger's blog about it too. If you haven't done so already and are looking for some background information before indulging in these illustrations, you can catch up on the blogs about the Community Archaeology Project here and here.