Ursula Buchan

The best of this year’s gardening books

Authors reviewed include Jinny Blom on design, Jenny Joseph on scented plants, Maury C. Flannery on herbaria and Francis Pryor on his Fenland haven

A 17th-century Herbarium. [Getty Images] 
issue 04 November 2023
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