Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of Britain and Ireland: A Foraging and Photographic Identification Guide

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As the opportunity to use what nature has provided, and to encourage more plants in our own back gradens that can be used for a range of purposes – rather than purely to look nice – foraging has become cool! Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Tell us why you liked or disliked the book; using examples and comparisons is a great way to do this.

I mean we all know what a dandelion looks like but people might make the fatal mistake of eating a giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) instead of common hogweed (Heraceleum sphondylium) people need to know what they look like! Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. minute review of Robin Harford’s lovely new book on The Edible and Medicinal plants of Britain and Ireland.Our Hedgerow Guide aims to help you forage for British plants that are relatively common in the wild, easy to find and good to eat – and to avoid those that are inedible or poisonous.

I feel if I can get to grips with the 48 common plants discussed in this book, I'll be a step closer to being able to knowing the environment around me on my walks. The nail file was perfectly described, however only gave 4 stars as the listing says 'in aluminium case' and mine is in an 'eco storage case' (i. Please remember it can take some time for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund too. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It comes with a free downloadable PDF photo identification guide that includes multiple full-colour photographs of each plant to help make identification easy.

It just kinda falls flat in the reading experience if you can’t visualise what he is talking about, also not everyone has access and means to be able to download a guide, many households do not have internet access nor computers or laptops to download guides too. This is a book about plants (some very familiar, some quite rare), which you can eat, but without any illustrations it loses all its value. My book covers forty-eight plants and includes multiple colour photographs for easy plant identification. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). This did, however, help me to identify wild garlic in the early summer, which I foraged till I had no more room in my freezer!