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Grow,
Forage
and Make
FUN THINGS TO DO WITH PLANTS
▪ Author: Alys Fowler
▪ Illustrator: Heidi Griffiths
▪ Publisher: Bloomsbury
▪ Price: £9.99 / $15.49
▪ Release: Out now
Any botanist or green-fingered gardener will tell you that the fruit and vegetables readily available in the supermarket are only a fraction of the edible plants that you can grow in your garden, or forage for in the wild. Nasturtiums, for example, are a common species of pretty flowers that come in various shades of yellow and red, and are completely edible: root, leaves, flower – the lot. They have a nice, peppery flavour that works well in salads, and you’ll sometimes see celebrity chefs use them on the television.
If you’re not much for growing your own food then that fact might come as a surprise to you, and there’s more of this kind of revelation in Alys Fowler’s Grow, Forage and Make. It’s very much a hands-on guide to using the garden not just as a vegetable plot, but for wildlife spotting, cultivating eco-friendly habitats and even making your own paper.