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Writer and broadcaster Sarah Raven travelled the length and breadth of the British Isles to find 500 beautiful wild flowers for her latest book, which was named the 2011 Sunday Times Gardening Book of the Year. She describes trips to see pulsatillas, fritillaries, bluebells, wild garlic, harebells, forget-me-nots, foxgloves, deadly nightshade, orchids and many more. Raven, who has been a regular on the BBC’s Gardeners’ World and runs her own cookery and gardening school, shows how to identify the plant families and how the wild flowers are adapted to their environment. The book is illustrated by the work of Jonathan Buckley, an award-winning garden and plant photographer.