Deni Bown

Deni Bown is a writer from Norfolk, England. She is also a photographer and consultant and has a special interest in herbs and gardening. She has travelled to remote places worldwide for research in order to write many books on plants. Bown is a self-taught botanist, and had pursued a career in horticulture (organic smallholding, growing orchids and herbs) before taking up writing. In 1997, after working for several years as a council member, she became chairman of The Herb Society of America.[1] [2]

Selective Bibliography

Title Published in year Publisher References
Aroids- Plants of the Arum Family 1988 Timber Press, Incorporated
Alba-The book of white flowers 1989 Timber Press, Incorporated
Ornamental herbs for your garden 1993 HarperCollins
Encyclopedia of Herbs and their uses 1995 Dorling Kindersley Limited [3]

Awards and recognition

Award Year
BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 1986
Garden Writer's Association of America award 1989
Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature 2002

References

  1. ^ "Deni Bown, Timber Press author". Timber Press. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Results for 'Deni Bown' > 'Deni Bown' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ^ "The Royal Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses". doi:10.1108/09504120410528289. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)