Books written by Ken Thompson

The Ecology of Seeds

Froud - Williams , R. J. & Ferris , R. ( 1987 ) . Germination of proximal and distal seeds of Poa trivialis L. from contrasting habitats . Weed Research 27 , 245–50 . Fulbright , T. E. , Kuti , J. O. & References 195.
The Soil Seed Banks of North West Europe: Methodology, Density and Longevity

Haag , R. W. ( 1983 ) . Emergence of seedlings of aquatic macrophytes from lake sediments . Canadian Journal of Botany , 61 , 148-156 . 88. Ham , M. ( 1980 ) . Enkele methoden voor het bepalen van de zaadflora van grondmonsters van ...
Compost

' - Ken Thompson Everything you throw away that was ever alive can be recycled, and this celebration of compost shows just how easy it is.
Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants: Darwin's Botany Today

Noting that some climbing roses can ascend the walls of a tall house, if provided with a trellis, he mused: How this is effected I know not; for the young shoots of one such rose, when placed in a pot in a window, bent irregularly ...
An Ear to the Ground: Understanding Your Garden

rose happens to have been tested for antioxidants, but there's no reason to assume it's unique among roses, so you could try eating the hips of almost any rose. The huge hips of Rosa rugosa when ripe are really very tasty, ...
Notes From a Sceptical Gardener: More expert advice from the Telegraph columnist

Since roses don't have thorns, does that mean 'a rose between two thorns' is wrong? I don't think so; the allusion is surely to the plant rather than the flower, so it's a rose (-bush) between two thorn (-bushes).
The Book of Weeds

Weeds are plants growing in the wrong place. Here's how to recognize, prevent , eradicate-- or learn to live with-- your unwelcome guests.
Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants: A Tour of His Botanical Legacy

Both Thompson and Darwin share a love for our most wonderful plants and the remarkable secrets they can unlock. This book will instill that same joy in casual gardeners and botany aficionados alike.
Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants: A Tour of His Botanical Legacy

Both Thompson and Darwin share a love for our most wonderful plants and the remarkable secrets they can unlock. This book will instill that same joy in casual gardeners and botany aficionados alike.
Common or Garden: Encounters with Britain's 50 Most Successful Wild Plants

... ( Colletes hederae ) 172 ivy broomrape ( Orobanche hederae ) 173 J jam making 57-8 , 201-2 Jannink , Mark ( amateur botanist ) 8 Japanese knotweed 27 , 129 Jekyll , Gertrude 95–6 Johnson , Thomas 121 jointed rush ( Juncus articulatus ) 31 ...
The Sceptical Gardener: The Thinking Person's Guide to Good Gardening

In this collection of articles from The Telegraph, biologist and gardening columnist Ken Thompson takes a scientific look at some of the greater – and lesser – questions faced by gardeners everywhere in a bid to sort the genuine wisdom ...
Where Do Camels Belong?: Why Invasive Species Aren't All Bad

... species of stick insect from New Zealand are now established in gardens in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (Britain has no native stick insects). They undoubtedly arrived as stowaways on tree ferns and other ornamentals. The ...