Hortobiography by Carol Klein

Hortobiography by Carol KleinCarol Klein is one of Britain's best loved horticulturists, and for decades gardening has been at the heart of her extraordinary life. From her childhood adventures in Manchester to her first experiments in plantswomanship at Glebe Cottage, and from training as an artist and a teacher, and then finding an entirely unexpected career as one of Britains most beloved television presenters, in this long awaited memoir Carol tells the story of the people,

as well as reverent insights into some of the amazing residents of our beloved natural world

Epic in scope

Joining a cast of colourful characters

the ordeal awaits of dinner with the Red and White Queens – and Alice learns an important lesson about not eating food you've been introduced to

the perfect companion while out and about

Including the rules and regulations across Europe for easy driving

he insists

It's not long before things take an even darker turn

Only going to school till 1

depicting both the live animals and their shellsDiscusses mollusk evolution

joyous celebration of French food

along with individual maps showing where each species can be found