What risks did early European plant collectors take to bring to Europe and America those plants we know and love. Who found what where? Christian has gone to extraordinary lengths to find out. This book reflects the story of some of the special and most unusual which she grows in her own garden.

From the Ends of the Earth: Passionate Plant Collectors Remembered in a Cornish Garden

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Lamb, Christian

Gardening & Landscape Design

Bene Factum Publishing

In 1939 the young Christian Lamb felt she had to "do her bit" for the war effort. Her comfortable life was about to be turned upside down. With a Naval background, the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) was the obvious choice, besides it had by far the most attractive uniform—topped by the splendid tricorne hat. On joining as a lowly Wren rating she found that this crowning glory was not for her but strictly for officers only. It was to be the first of many nasty surprises. In I Only Joined For The Hat the author wittily describes how class and snobbery had no place in a world of girls from all social backgrounds, suddenly plunged into life together. From scrubbing floors and squad drill to coding and catering, Christian peppers her pages with amusing observations.

I Only Joined for the Hat...: Redoubtable Wrens at War . . . Their Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

The contribution of diplomatic, military, and naval exploits in the formation of the British Empire are well recorded, but far less well-known are those of botanic gardens which, in their own unsung way, helped to underpin the Empire’s commercial success and were also instrumental in furthering botanical knowledge around the world. Christian Lamb, distinguished plantswoman and garden historian, writes in her introduction "It so happens that I 'collect' botanic gardens . . . this book is a nebulous collection of a few chosen botanic gardens from the vast array availablethe stars in their spheres . . . and the remarkable array of the often learned and entrepreneurial characters that created them."

This Infant Adventure: Offspring of the Royal Gardens at Kew

History

Europe

"A WW2 heroine." - Dan SnowLove, duty and true-life adventure in the shadow of the Second World WarChristian Lamb is one of the last surviving Wren Officers to have served throughout the Second World War, from Blitz ravaged London, to the important Radar and Operations rooms and undertaking a vital role in D Day.Escaping both the Spanish Flu pandemic when she was born and the pandemic we are emerging from today, she has reached the impressive age of 101. Now she leads us through the story of her extraordinary life and the wartime experiences of her fellow Wrens.

Beyond the Sea: A Wren at War

Mardle Books

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From the Ends of the Earth: Passionate Plant Collectors Remembered in a Cornish Garden

I Only Joined for the Hat...: Redoubtable Wrens at War . . . Their Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs

This Infant Adventure: Offspring of the Royal Gardens at Kew

Beyond the Sea: A Wren at War