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Wildflowers for the Queen : a visual celebration of Britain's Coronation Meadows / Hugo Rittson Thomas ; with a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: [England] : Wildflower Press, 2021Description: 328 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 34 cmISBN:
  • 152724959X
  • 9781527249592
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QK306 .R545 2021
Contents:
Foreword / HRH The Prince of Wales -- About Plantlife / Ian Dunn -- Introduction / Hugo Rittson Thomas -- The Coronation / Robert Hardman -- Meadowlands / Philip Mould -- The Royal Meadow, Highgrove -- Joan's Hill Farm -- Tusmore Park -- Haunn Meadow -- Highclere Castle -- On wildflowers / Julian Fellowes -- Loughborough Big Meadow -- Muker Meadows -- Darland Banks -- Blenheim Palace -- Ranscombe Farm -- On wildflowers / Miranda Brooks -- Plas Newydd -- Sandringham Estate -- Greena Moor & Dunsdon Farm -- Chatsworth -- Marden Meadow -- Park Gate Down -- On wildflowers / Alan Titchmarsh -- Haddon Hall -- Sheepleas Meadow -- The Queen's Meadow, Green Park -- Magdalen College, Oxford -- On wildflowers / Nicholas Coleridge -- Picking wildflowers and the law.
Summary: To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Coronation, HRH The Prince of Wales called for the creation of new wildflower meadows. The Coronation Meadows project, led by Plantlife, is working to achieve this goal, and in this book renowned photographer Hugo Rittson Thomas captures the extraordinary results of this important conservation project. Wildflowers for the Queen is a captivating photographic celebration of the vast array of Coronation Meadows now found across Britain, with stunning studio portraits highlighting the diversity of wildflower species, from the colourful cowslip to the eccentric snake's-head fritillary, from the multifaceted ragged robin to the elusive bee orchid. Rittson Thomas takes us on a remarkable journey through some of the most beautiful wildflower meadows, from the Viking meadows of Muker in Yorkshire's rolling dales to the unique culm grass meadows of Cornwall. Rittson Thomas also photographs a wild range of rare wild orchids, including the monkey, bee, man and lady orchids, encouraging us to discover the rich botanical heritage of the wildflowers and unique meadows of Great Britain.--Book jacket.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Oversize Non-lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Oversize - Compact Shelving QK306 .R58 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 39352800186058
Total holds: 0

Includes index.

Foreword / HRH The Prince of Wales -- About Plantlife / Ian Dunn -- Introduction / Hugo Rittson Thomas -- The Coronation / Robert Hardman -- Meadowlands / Philip Mould -- The Royal Meadow, Highgrove -- Joan's Hill Farm -- Tusmore Park -- Haunn Meadow -- Highclere Castle -- On wildflowers / Julian Fellowes -- Loughborough Big Meadow -- Muker Meadows -- Darland Banks -- Blenheim Palace -- Ranscombe Farm -- On wildflowers / Miranda Brooks -- Plas Newydd -- Sandringham Estate -- Greena Moor & Dunsdon Farm -- Chatsworth -- Marden Meadow -- Park Gate Down -- On wildflowers / Alan Titchmarsh -- Haddon Hall -- Sheepleas Meadow -- The Queen's Meadow, Green Park -- Magdalen College, Oxford -- On wildflowers / Nicholas Coleridge -- Picking wildflowers and the law.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Coronation, HRH The Prince of Wales called for the creation of new wildflower meadows. The Coronation Meadows project, led by Plantlife, is working to achieve this goal, and in this book renowned photographer Hugo Rittson Thomas captures the extraordinary results of this important conservation project. Wildflowers for the Queen is a captivating photographic celebration of the vast array of Coronation Meadows now found across Britain, with stunning studio portraits highlighting the diversity of wildflower species, from the colourful cowslip to the eccentric snake's-head fritillary, from the multifaceted ragged robin to the elusive bee orchid. Rittson Thomas takes us on a remarkable journey through some of the most beautiful wildflower meadows, from the Viking meadows of Muker in Yorkshire's rolling dales to the unique culm grass meadows of Cornwall. Rittson Thomas also photographs a wild range of rare wild orchids, including the monkey, bee, man and lady orchids, encouraging us to discover the rich botanical heritage of the wildflowers and unique meadows of Great Britain.--Book jacket.

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