Overview
Beautifully illustrated in full-colour throughout, this is the perfect guide to British hedgerows and their plants - and what to do with them. 'Nozedar is a font of botanical insight' Guardian WITH A FOREWORD BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, TOM COX Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the definitive guide to hedgerow foraging with this special edition of the bestselling The Hedgerow Handbook, by esteemed author Adele Nozedar, featuring a foreword from Tom Cox. The hedgerow is one of the most iconic and distinctive features of the British countryside, so familiar that we often take it for granted. Take a closer look, though, and you'll see that the diversity and variety of plant species that form hedgerows, and the animals and insects that they shelter, are a complete world of delight. Angelica to ash, bird cherry to borage, pineapple weed to plantain and wild garlic to wimberries, The Hedgerow Handbook is a directory of our best known and most useful hedgerow plants, each entry botanically illustrated in colour to help you identify the plant or flower, along with its history and folklore, and its culinary and medicinal uses, from the traditional to the unusual. The ultimate guide for nature-lovers and foragers alike, discover how you can transform wild and natural hedgerow ingredients into fresh and delicious recipes. From Elderflower Champagne and Blackberry Sorbet to Wild Raspberry and Meadowsweet Jam, the hedgerow has more possibilities than you could ever imagine.
Full Product Details
Author: Adele Nozedar ,
Tom Cox
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Imprint: Square Peg
Dimensions:
Width: 14.20cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 19.30cm
Weight: 0.466kg
ISBN: 9780224086714
ISBN 10: 0224086715
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 March 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Author Information
Adele Nozedar (Author) Adele Nozedar is an author and photographer. Previously, she was in a cult indie band, then ran her own indie record label and became A&R Director/General Manager of a major record company. Her wide-ranging passions are reflected in her books, which include The Hedgerow Handbook (2012), The Signs and Symbols Sourcebook (2011), The Secret Language of Birds (2006), and The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans (2013). Tom Cox (Foreword By) Tom Cox lives in Somerset. He is the author of, among others, the Sunday Times bestselling The Good, The Bad and The Furry and the William Hill Sports Book longlisted Bring Me The Head of Sergio Garcia. Help the Witch, his first collection of short stories, was published in 2018. @cox_tom
