Britain's Wild Flowers: A Treasury of Traditions, Superstitions, Remedies and Literature

Very nice book, with good illustrations and explanations of the plants and their uses.

I’ve really enjoyed this book with lovely illustrations and different coloured pages. The facts on the use of wild plants. Not overly detailed but enough to make it an enjoyable and informative read.Certainly another for my collection.

She has been very pleased with this!

Arrived on time, well packaged. Very interesting information. I have just skimmed through as it's a gift for someone. They will love it.

not the best for pictures but very interesting about the remedies they have been used for in the past and still are today.Did you know Blacksmiths kept a bunch of forget me knots in the forge to protect the horses from injury? just one example of interesting facts

lovely book, well written. but I would have preferred photos of the plants, not drawings

Its a good buy, this. Did you know the pages are coloured and not white? The illustrations are lovely and the content covers the myth, legend and folklore. I value it. So yes it’s a good thing.

My son requested this on seeing it in Waterstones. It is a beautiful volume and the history about the flowers usage is fascinating.

I did not expect this book to be so beautiful. It has detailed illustrations of each flower and their varieties as well as information on folklore involving the flowers, medicinal purposes, the regions they grow in, and what they've been used for in the past. A must have book for anyone interested in wild flower species or local knowledge on them.

If you like Wildflowers and British folklore then this book is perfect. It has an medium sized, slightly unusual format, but good quality hardback, and good quality paper is used. Despite being well versed in wildflowers I learned about flowers I had not yet heard of, e.g. Milkwort and Coltsfoot. The size and price are perfect as a present (Xmas or otherwise) for those who find beauty in nature, or for gardeners, twiddling their thumbs in the cold winter. I like the fact that instead of photos there are wonderful illustrations in the old botanical style. The author also mentions her work as a tribute to the "biography of wildflowers" that John Clare planned to, but never managed to write. Really recommended.

Love the illustrations, descriptions and overall quality of this book, will treasure it always.