Richard Mabey, 73, is in vigorous form and loving life in Norfolk Credit: Photo: Martin Pope I have come to see Mabey, who lives outside Diss and not far from Burston, on the eve of the publication of ...
Caroline Sanderson worked as a Waterstones bookseller, and as a book publicist before becoming a freelance writer in 1997. The Bookseller’s “Plants are not thought to be sexy. But there’s no reason ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
After reading “Weeds,” Richard Mabey’s loving tribute to the common weed, you may still pull out the herbicide, but you will feel a little more respect for the plants you’re zapping. Mabey, one of ...
Beans locate their poles by echolocation, the mimosa shrub has a memory-span greater than that of a bee … New discoveries in botany support an older idea of plants as individuals – active agents in ...
Peer round the back of the derelict Bridge Inn in Sheffield, and you'll see a fig tree growing out of the bank of the River Don. Its presence is a botanical mystery, since fig seeds require ...
How the author’s 1972 guide to foraging anticipated today’s appetite for local, seasonal and sustainable eating. By Alice Vincent When he was a teenager, Richard Mabey’s summers comprised the kind of ...
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