Plants for a Future: Edible & Useful Plants for a Healthier World
- ISBN-10
- 1856230112
- ISBN-13
- 9781856230117
- Category
- Botany, Economic
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Permanent Publications
- Author
- Ken Fern
Description
Describing edible and other useful plants, both native to Britain and Europe and from temperate areas around the world, this book includes those suitable for: the ornamental garden, the lawn, shady areas, ponds, walls, hedges, agroforestry and conservation. Book jacket.
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