Ben Dark

About The Author

Ben Dark is a landscape historian, award-winning broadcaster and former head gardener. He is the author of The Grove: A Nature Odyssey in 19 1/2 Front Gardens, chosen by The Daily Telegraph (London) as the best gardening book of the year, and the creator and host of the award-winning Garden Log and Dear Gardener podcasts. He holds an MA in garden and landscape history from the University of London, studied horticulture, and won Journalist of the Year at the Garden Media Guild awards for his magazine journalism.

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Books by Ben Dark

Green Kingdom

A Family History of Plants

By Ben Dark

“Utterly fascinating. I don't expect to read a better work of natural history this year.” —Bill Bryson • “Ben Dark has the unusual ability to see both the forest and the trees. A fascinating account of man’s long and tangled association with plants.” —Elizabeth Kolbert • “What an awesom...

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