Customer Reviews
beautiful cover - By: Chrisndave, 02 Aug 2008 
This book is a true inspiration to all garden lovers & even those who are not yet addicted to plants & gardens. It's well researched, easy to read & understand & with beautiful illustrations (especially those by Marianne North) it's a perfect present. John & Mary Gribbin have the talent of bringing together the story of eleven flower hunters, without compromising the scientific facts, & have created a very interesting bookin their usual accessible style. This has pride of place on my coffee table & is a very important addition to my collection of gardening & flower books. I'm looking forward to the next one!
Flower Hunters - By: Pam, 02 Aug 2008 Flower Hunters is a great read. Mary & John Gribbin tell the engaging stories of the earliest botanical explorers, really bringing their characters to life. They bring us the well researched details of these founding figuresin the new science of Botany with an exciting narrative that makes you live their intrepid adventures.
Highly reccomend this book to everyone & avidly look forward to hopefully future books that continue the story on.
Flower Hunters - By: Poppy, 02 Aug 2008 I recomend this excellent book to anyone both with a specific interestin Botany or a complete novice.
The text is very engaging & informative. I hope they write another book that takes us up to date with subsequent Flower Hunters.
Fascinating - By: ellie g, 22 Apr 2008 What a brilliant read. This meticulously researched book weaves together the stories of the botanist adventurers of the 18th & 19th centuries to provide an extraordinary insight into their minds & motivations. The book flowed seamlessly from one story to the next, & provided the right balance between historical accuracy & a damn fine yarn. I was hooked from page one, & would recommend this book as an excellent starting point for anyone interestedin gardening history.
Loved it! - By: Lucy, 19 Apr 2008 I loved the quirky people. Their obsessions & energies led to our gardens being what they are today. Amazing.
