Seeds of Blood and Beauty sketches the lives and pratices of eighteenth and nineteenth century botanic explorers. In a time when the world was expanding through discovery, these men risked everything in search of the exotic and new.  

Healing Threads is a unique introduction to the healing properties of nature that has fascinated generation after generation.

Scottish Wild Plants provides a wealth of information about over 40 of the most rare and interesting wild plants in Scotland. Superbly illustrated throughout with Sydney Clarke’s stunning photographs.

‘By revealing much of the undisturbed natural beauty of the region, the book makes a strong case for the conservation of its habitats … It will be appreciated by local resident, visitors and armchair naturalists alike.’ – Watsonia, Journal of the Botanical Society of the British Isles

A guide that illustrates the beauties of wild flower species across Northern Scotland. It discusses the various species and includes notes of how to identify them. It also examines the habitats in which each species is to be found, including factors of geology, climate, history and plant competition.

An informative and detailed checklist of native Scottish flora.