"An irresistible work. Peter Marren opens herbology's chamber of secrets and teaches us all how to slay it with flowers." --Simon Barnes, author of How To Be a Bad Botanist "A very good book . Peter Marren seems to have an almost endless knowledge into which he can dip and he has a knack of presenting that knowledge in an accessible and interesting way." --Mark Avery, author of Inglorious "Peter Marren has brought to bear his customary blend of erudition and mordant humour on the thorny issues of plants and fungi that seem to enjoy hurting us." --Mark Cocker, Country Life Magazine "A bewitching botanical safari. This excursion into the intoxicating world of sinister-sounding plants is as unsettling as it is fascinating ­- at times I could almost feel planty tendrils creeping over my shoulder." --Leif Bersweden, author of Where the Wildflowers Grow "A deep dive into the dark - and often disconcerting - world of poisonous plants and fungi by a master naturalist and storyteller.

" --Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World "A wonderful tour through a garden of gruesome delights. Peter Marren explores the slimy, smelly, spiky and sinister in all their glorious awfulness." --Kathryn Harkup, author of A is for Arsenic teller." --Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World "A wonderful tour through a garden of gruesome delights. Peter Marren explores the slimy, smelly, spiky and sinister in all their glorious awfulness." --Kathryn Harkup, author of A is for Arsenicteller." --Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World "A wonderful tour through a garden of gruesome delights. Peter Marren explores the slimy, smelly, spiky and sinister in all their glorious awfulness.

" --Kathryn Harkup, author of A is for Arsenicteller." --Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World "A wonderful tour through a garden of gruesome delights. Peter Marren explores the slimy, smelly, spiky and sinister in all their glorious awfulness." --Kathryn Harkup, author of A is for Arsenic.