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

TitlePublished in yearPublisherReferences
Aroids- Plants of the Arum Family1988Timber Press, Incorporated
Alba-The book of white flowers1989Timber Press, Incorporated
Ornamental herbs for your garden1993HarperCollins
Encyclopedia of Herbs and their uses1995Dorling Kindersley Limited[3]

Awards and recognition

AwardYear
BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition1986
Garden Writer's Association of America award1989
Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature2002
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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 requires |journal= (help)


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