Description
In 1975 Roger Phillips began his life’s major work of photographing and publishing pictures of the world’s garden plants. He set out to develop an encyclopedic collection of books to show the difference between plants as diverse as mosses, roses and annuals. His first book, Wild Flowers of Britain (1977), was a huge success, selling 400,000 copies in the first year. He has since written numerous additional volumes (often with his co-author Martyn Rix) selling over six million copies worldwide. Roger has written and presented two major six-part TV series on gardening (BBC & Channel 4). Famed for his ebullient personality and garish red glasses, he has become a well-recognized figure in the world of gardening. Introduction – i: Introduction Unit – 1: Mushrooms Chapter – 1: Chanterelle Chapter – 2: Horn of Plenty Chapter – 3: Cep Porcini Chapter – 4: Morel Chapter – 5: Summer Truffle Chapter – 6: St Georges Mushroom Chapter – 7: Parasol Mushroom Chapter – 8: Field Mushroom Chapter – 9: Wood Blewit Chapter – 10: Hedgehog Fungus Chapter – 11: Giant Puffball Chapter – 12: Oyster Mushroom Unit – 2: Flowers for Salads Chapter – 13: Rose Petals Chapter – 14: Dandelion Unit – 3: Seaweed and Salt Marsh Plants Chapter – 15: Marsh Samphire Chapter – 16: Sea Purslane Unit – 4: Vegetables, Leaves and Herbs Chapter – 17: Sea Beet Chapter – 18: Sea Kale Chapter – 19: Stinging Nettle Chapter – 20: Sorrel Chapter – 21: Wild Cabbage Chapter – 22: Fennel Chapter – 23: Wild Thyme Chapter – 24: Mint Unit – 5: Fruit, Berries, Nuts and Roots Chapter – 25: Blackberry Chapter – 26: Elder Chapter – 27: Rowan or Mountain Ash Chapter – 28: Crab Apple Unit – 6: Teas, Beers and Wines Chapter – 29: Elder Section – ii: Further Reading Index – iii: Index
