Mat Coward is a writer, journalist, and scriptwriter. He writes a gardening column for the Morning Star, and is a scriptwriter on the cult TV show, QI for the BBC. He is the author of many books, including crime novels and children's books.
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Section One: plants grown mainly for their flowers Dahlia 13 Daylily 25 Canna 33 Mallow 39 Amaranth 45 Garlic chives 55 Sunflower 63 Bellflowers 69 Stridolo 75 Section Two: plants grown mainly for their foliage Japanese ginger 81 Bamboo 87 Perilla 93 Earth chestnut 99 Red orach 103 Chop suey greens 107 Tiger nuts 113 Rock samphire 121 Chinese water celery 131 5 Section Three: plants grown mainly as climbers Mashua 139 Apios 151 Chinese yam 159 Caucasian spinach 165 Vine leaves 171 Hop shoots 177 Section Four: plants grown mainly for ground cover Crosnes 185 Nasturtium 191 Oca 197 Hosta 205 Section Five: plants grown mainly as hedging Japanese quince 215 Honeyberry 221 Fuschia 227 Section Six: resources A selection of seed & plant suppliers 234 Sundry suppliers 234 Further reading 235
