diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 0b64c74..8fad43f 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ Trame Flow
 
 A node editor for `trame <https://kitware.github.io/trame/>`_ based on `VueFlow <https://vueflow.dev/>`_.
 
-.. image:: screenshot.png
+.. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Kitware/trame-flow/refs/heads/main/screenshot.png
+    :alt: Usage example of trame-flow with custom node and edge styles.
 
 License
 ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/trame_flow/widgets/flow/node_editor.py b/src/trame_flow/widgets/flow/node_editor.py
index 4a23e01..4c15b11 100644
--- a/src/trame_flow/widgets/flow/node_editor.py
+++ b/src/trame_flow/widgets/flow/node_editor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from ast import literal_eval
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 from typing import Callable, Literal, Optional
 
 from trame_client.widgets.core import Template
@@ -275,6 +276,30 @@ def remove_edge(
     def graph(self) -> Graph:
         return Graph(nodes=self._nodes, edges=self._edges)
 
+    @graph.setter
+    def graph(self, graph: Graph):
+        self._nodes = graph["nodes"]
+        self._edges = graph["edges"]
+        self._sync()
+
+    @property
+    def nodes(self) -> list[Node]:
+        return self._nodes
+
+    @nodes.setter
+    def nodes(self, nodes: Iterable[Node]):
+        self._nodes = list(nodes)
+        self._sync()
+
+    @property
+    def edges(self) -> list[Edge]:
+        return self._edges
+
+    @edges.setter
+    def edges(self, edges: Iterable[Edge]):
+        self._edges = list(edges)
+        self._sync()
+
     def serialize_graph(self) -> str:
         """Returns graph as a string representing a `Graph` object."""
         return str(self.graph)
@@ -286,10 +311,7 @@ def deserialize_graph(self, graph_str: str) -> bool:
         Returns False if deserialization produced any error, else True.
         """
         try:
-            graph = literal_eval(graph_str)
-            self._nodes = graph["nodes"]
-            self._edges = graph["edges"]
-            self._sync()
+            self.graph = literal_eval(graph_str)
         except Exception:
             return False
         return True
@@ -313,3 +335,9 @@ def update_edge(self, source: str, target: str, **kwargs):
     def fit_view(self):
         """Fit VueFlow's view to show the entire graph (excluding hidden nodes)"""
         self.server.js_call(self.__ref, "fitView")
+
+    def clear_graph(self):
+        """Remove every edges and then every nodes."""
+        self._nodes = []
+        self._edges = []
+        self._sync()