In 1975 Roger Phillips began his life’s major work of
photographing and publishing pictures of the world’s garden plants.
He set out to develop an encyclopedic collection of books to show
the difference between plants as diverse as mosses, roses and
annuals. His first book, Wild Flowers of Britain (1977), was a huge
success, selling 400,000 copies in the first year. He has since
written numerous additional volumes (often with his co-author
Martyn Rix) selling over six million copies worldwide. Roger has
written and presented two major six-part TV series on gardening
(BBC & Channel 4). Famed for his ebullient personality and garish
red glasses, he has become a well-recognized figure in the world of
gardening.
Martyn Rix is a leading botanist, plant collector, gardener,
independent botanical advisor and writer. Rix has traveled
throughout the world to collect and photograph wild plants. He and
award-winning photographer Roger Phillips have collaborated on over
twenty-five books such as Roses and Vegetables. Martyn Rix also
works at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as editor of Curtis's
Botanical Magazine.
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