Peatlands

A fascinating, impassioned invitation into the hidden mystery of bogs, at once archive of the deep past and vital living component of our future landscape. – Olivia LaingPeatlands is enchanting. Alys Fowler brings every glinting nuance of bogs-their beauty and necessity-to the foreground and to life in this book. If you’ve ever looked at a wetland and wanted to know it better, Fowler is an ideal guide: knowledgeable, passionate, and above all, joyous and personable in her prose. – Jessica J. LeeThe book throws a sharp light on the plight of bogs - places that come spectacularly to life under Fowler’s analytic and passionate gaze. A delight to read but also a sobering education. – Tom Stuart-SmithThe curious, still silence of peat bogs is so much at odds with their deep and ancient complexities. This book, so immersive, thoughtfully penned and well-observed makes an intimate connection to these often overlooked and enormously precious places. It makes you want to tread lightly and to look deeper. – Dan Pearson

Alys Fowler is a queer gardener and writer.

She has contributed to the Financial Times, Gardens Illustrated, The Observer Food Monthly, The National Geographic and Country Living and used to have a weekly column on gardening for The Guardian Weekend Magazine. Alys trained at Royal Horticultural Society Wisley, The New York Botanical Gardens, and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and has a masters from UCL in Science, Society and the Environment.

She has presented on BBC’s Gardeners’ World, The Great British Garden Revival, Our Food, and her own six-part series The Edible Garden. She regularly contributes to radio.

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