Liz Copas is the National Association of Cider Makers' Orcharding Advisor and Field Trial Officer for all cider growing counties. Born in Stogursey, Somerset, her book The Cider Apples of Somerset - A Somerset Pomona, is the first book on Somerset's cider apples to be published and breaks new ground by including colour photographs of all 80 varieties still grown orchards today.

The culmination of twenty years research and expertise, it is a unique and essential reference work for anyone involved or interested in the business of orchading and cider making.

email liz at liz@lizcopas.com

Illustration © Liz Copas 2002

As well as a respected horticulturalist and botanist, Liz is also a gifted artist and her botanical illustrations have garnered numerous prizes from the R.H.S. Examples of her work may be viewed by selecting Artwork from the above menu.

Liz and her artist husband Ronnie have two sons, Seth, a successful London landscape designer and Klay, a Jazz pianist/composer.