Marking the 800th anniversary of the Forest Charter, award-winning botanical artist Christina Hart-Davies celebrates our long relationship with trees. Since pre-historic times they have provided us with shelter, fuel, medicine, food and even the air we breathe. They have tanned leather, dyed cloth and made everything from cathedrals to clothes-pegs. We have told stories about them, admired their magnificent beauty and woven them into our spiritual lives. Following A Wild Plant Year, which recorded the folklore and cultural history of our native wildflowers, in The Greenwood Trees Christina looks at the history, folklore and virtues of our native trees - and a few well-known introductions too - all illustrated with her exquisitely detailed watercolour paintings.
We have relied on trees throughout our history. We still do, and we always will. Touch wood.
· Which tree provides a talisman supposed to protect against lightning?
· Which firewood burns best, even when green?
· Which tree should you plant by the dairy and the privy to deter flies?
| ISBN: | 9781909747401 |
| Publication date: | 21st September 2018 |
| Author: | Christina HartDavies |
| Publisher: | Two Rivers Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 75 pages |
| Genres: |
Botanical art Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest |