Roger Phillips se věnuje celoživotnímu projektu dokumentování a publikování fotografií světových zahradních rostlin, přičemž využívá moderní fotografické techniky k vytvoření encyklopedické sbírky. Jeho práce se vyznačuje snahou o zobrazení rozmanitosti rostlin, od mechů po růže a jednoletky. Než se plně ponořil do světa přírodní historie, působil jako uznávaný umělecký ředitel v reklamním průmyslu, kde získal řadu ocenění za své fotografické umění.
Stručný popis 1500 oblíbených stromů, keřů, růží, trvalek, cibulovin, skalniček a letniček obsahuje český a latinský název, zemi původu, výšku, dobu kvetení, potřeby a odolnost. Text je uspořádán ve spojení s barevnou fotografií a kniha obsahuje rejstřík názvů rostlin.
The most comprehensively illustrated book on the subject of the 20th century.
Every one of 1,400 varieties is illustrated with a color photo and with descriptions of origin, characteristics and growing conditions. Includes a list of U.S. suppliers. (Besides being practical, it's just a pretty book to look at!)
A beautiful and comprehensive guide to over 500 vegetables with colour photographs, this is the definitive book for gardeners.
Roger Phillips, creator of Wild Flowers and its bestselling companion volumes, turns his attention and his camera to the wide range of good things to eat from the countryside and seashore. From the multitude of species that are safely edible, he has selected those that are actually attractive and appetizing as food. Beautiful colour photography shows each species growing in the wild - for accurate identification - and prepared as an appealing dish. Well-known wine and food writers such as Jane grigson, Katie Stewart and B.C.A. Turner are among those who have contributed the recipes that accompany Roger Phillips' photographs.
Photographer and author Roger Phillips has compiled a wide-ranging, delectable guide to finding and cooking wild foods. Unlike other books that focus on foraging, Phillips gives detailed recipes and preparation instructions that are critical to cooking and enjoying wild foods. Phillips provides an appetizing and attractive selection of recipes using the many plants, mushrooms, and seaweeds that are edible. Photos help bring these possibilities to life. Recipes range from syrups and teas to main courses. As we are beginning to rediscover the deep nutritional value of wild foods, the missing ingredient until now has been a reliable guide to deploying these healthy, natural ingredients in the kitchen. The Wild Food Cookbook will admirably fill that niche.
Wild food is all around us, growing in our hedgerows and fields, along river banks and seashores, even on inhospitable moorland. In this book, hundreds of these plants are clearly identified, with colour photography and a detailed description. Information on how our ancestors would have used the plant as well as over 100 more modern recipes for food and drinks are included. From berries, herbs and mushrooms to wild vegetables, salad leaves, seaweed and even bark, this book will inspire you to start cooking with nature's free bounty.--From back cover.
This splendid guide to tree identification contains more than 1,000 full-color photographs. Each tree is illustrated in full detail -- by leaf, flower, fruit, bark, and mature tree shape -- and is fully described in the text. A unique leaf index makes the identification of trees simple and accurate. The trees are arranged alphabetically by Latin name and an index of common names concludes the book. An indispensable companion for both the enthusiast and the botanist.
