Kitchen Garden Secrets: The extraordinary stories of vegetables and fruit revealed
You'll discover that: - Cabbages were cherished by the ancient Egyptians, who depicted them in their reliefs. The Greeks used them to cure drunkenness and snakebites.
Now published and available at bookshops and on Amazon
Flower Garden Secrets
In this fascinating book, which deserves a place on the shelf of any gardener or plant lover, are the answers to such intriguing questions
UPCOMING EVENT
Ruth has a talk at Cardiff Probus on August 11th, details to be confirmed.
If you're interested in booking her to speak at your event click here.
ON TV
On December 17, 2023 Ruth appeared on BBC Countryfile talking to John Craven
about country superstitions and sayings relating to her books, especially A
Word to the Wise. You can find her contribution at the start of the programme on this link.
PAINTINGS
Woodland No 1 Acrylic on paper. 30 x 42 cm For Sale
Ruth creates artworks in acrylics, collage and mixed media, much of it greatly inspired by the natural world, and is happy to accept commissions. Some of the paintings in her gallery are for sale as indicated. Contact her for more details.
ABOUT RUTH
Ruth Binney (neé Chanter) spent her childhood in Tiverton where her father was a housemaster at Blundell’s School. She is now settled in Cardiff where she is enjoying a variety of creative and community projects. Ruth continues to write and give talks about the plants and the countryside that she loves. Following Grow It! and The Scottish Countryside in 2025, her most recent book is Kitchen Garden Secrets, a sequel and companion to Flower Garden Secrets, exploring the fascinating origins of many of the foods we grow and enjoy. Other titles include Garden Wildlife on Trial, a sequel to the successful Weeds on Trial. She is also co-author, with football coach Rob Oyston, of Danny’s Dinosaur Dribble, a book for younger children combining storytelling with hints on improving their skills. Ruth continues to create art in acrylics and other media and enjoys classes at the Art Workshop in Rwbina, Cardiff. Since moving to Wales she is happy to be able to spend more time with her family, especially her grandchildren, and to enjoy walking and gardening. Now a member of Probus and a local Ladies Forum Ruth now regularly gives talks related to her books and her life in publishing to a variety of groups in the Cardiff area. read more
CONSULTANCY
Ruth acts as a consultant to publishers on the development and commissioning of new book projects in a wide range of subjects including cookery, natural history, gardening, home making, health, popular science and word books. She also takes on the checking of edited texts in these areas.
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Kitchen Garden Secrets: The extraordinary stories of vegetables and fruit revealed
On December 17, 2023 Ruth appeared on BBC Countryfile talking to John Craven
about country superstitions and sayings relating to her books, especially 
