Glories of our meadows
'Grass'and 'Flora' can be obtained from a range of independent bookshops but not from Amazon.
For more information, or to order direct from us, please click the cover and email the details.
From the far hills of Scotland to the clifftops of Cornwall, from the flat meadows of East Anglia to the wet valleys of Wales, from the rolling South Downs to the rugged Pennines, ever since people settled to cultivate the land farmers and their stock have depended on the constantly renewing marvel of grass. Often overlooked, these plants are some of the nation’s gems, nature’s crown jewels. This lavishly illustrated coffee-table book introduces them, and invites you to enjoy and celebrate them.
It took 6,000 years to create the species-rich grassland for which the UK is globally famous, but since the 1930s over 97% of these wildflower meadows have been lost. The process of natural haymaking, where grass is grown without artificial fertilisers or weed killers and cut just once a year enables a unique range of plants to thrive. Flora celebrates this rich heritage and is intended to remind us of its beauty, its fragile nature, and the often unseen wildlife that it sustains. A lavishly illustrated coffee-table treasure.
This pocket guide comes free with the Flora coffee-table hardback, or it can be ordered separately from Amazon by clicking on the cover.
Do you sometimes look at a wildflower and struggle to remember its name? This little book is the perfect companion for those country walks. Click on the cover to order from Amazon.
What did you do during the Covid pandemic?
These two books offer a tongue-in-cheek account of what a couple of UK residents got up to at this terrible time. They are set against the background of national and international events and the progress and eventual control of the Covid viruses. Lavishly illustrated with the author's own drawings and photographs.
Available from Amazon. Click on the cover to go to the Amazon page for your region for details of prices and delivery options.
