Deni Bown
# Deni Bown

Deni Bown is a writer from Norfolk, England. She is also a photographer and consultant and has a special interest in herbs and gardening. She has travelled to remote places worldwide for research in order to write many books on plants. Bown is a self-taught botanist, and had pursued a career in horticulture (organic smallholding, growing orchids and herbs) before taking up writing. In 1997, after working for several years as a council member, she became chairman of The Herb Society of America.

## Selective Bibliography

| Title | Published in year | Publisher |
| - | - | - |
| Aroids- Plants of the Arum Family | 1988 | Timber Press, Incorporated |
| Alba-The book of white flowers | 1989 | Timber Press, Incorporated |
| Ornamental herbs for your garden | 1993 | HarperCollins |
| Encyclopedia of Herbs and their uses | 1995 | Dorling Kindersley Limited |

## Awards and recognition

| Award | Year |
| - | - |
| BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition | 1986 |
| Garden Writer's Association of America award | 1989 |
| Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature | 2002 |
