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A hilarious whodunnit about two kids trying to save the UK's top TV talent show from a mysterious saboteur! "Annoyingly good." - David Baddiel "Ivor is a funny, clever and brilliant writer, so it's no surprise...

Attracting Garden Pollinators is a friendly, accessible, information packed guide to gardening for and with pollinators. Pollinators are in trouble, but our gardens can help. Gardens represent a vast, varied nature reserve' packed with plants rich in...

In this classic 1960s gardening book, Margery Fish's advice and enthusiasm for horticulture has stood the test of time and remains a go-to book for green-thumbed gardeners today. She guides the reader through techniques for creating and maintaining a...

Illustrated with the best quality photography and explanatory line drawings and with sections devoted to: *choosing plant material & making it last *mechanics, sundries and accessories, *elements and principles, this book has everything for the novice to...

Learn the basics every budding florist should know and fill your house with flowers! Rowan Blossom's debut book, Living with Flowers, is perfect for those who want to bring seasonal blooms into their home. Rowan Blossom is a Notting Hill-based...

Roses are one of the world's best-loved flowers, and their sweet scent and long-lasting beauty make them indispensable in the garden. With over 200 varieties described and photographed, this book helps you to choose the right plant for your situation,...

A true story of one of the world's strangest plants and humanity's oddest obsessions: the orchid, brought to book by the author, traveller and self-confessed orchid obsessive. From the Orinoco River to the hothouses of Kew, and the clandestine nurseries...

The Almanac revives the tradition of the rural almanac, connecting you with the months and seasons via moon-gazing, foraging, feast days, seasonal eating, meteor-spotting and gardening. Award-winning gardener and food writer Lia Leendertz shares the...

Bees play a vital and irreplaceable role in pollinating our flowers, fruits and vegetables. The more bees in your garden the healthier, more productive and more pleasant a place it will be. Yet bees are declining rapidly and many people, even if they do...

A wonderful guide to each of the four seasons, with emphasis on the effects on the natural world. Join us on a journey through nature, with beautifully illustrated scenes that children will love. It's an engagingly simple look at the seasons and the...

A book for everyone who loves trees and woodlands...This 2015 edition of the 2001 classic is written from the heart by an innovative woodsman who is deeply committed to sustainability, this radical book presents an immensely practical alternative to...

A green-fingered gardener, Amy Stewart has always delighted in the sight of freshly cut flowers, but she grew increasingly curious and uneasy about the journey those flowers take to reach her bouquet. In Gilding the Lily, Stewart introduces us to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984861160Author Danielle Dall'Armi HahnFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Hop on board our amazing train for a fun-filled learning journey! We're at the station and ready to go. We're off to explore numbers, space and so much more. All aboard everyone! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 lift off! Shoot into space on the rocket train and learn...

Between Scholarship and Church Politics describes the life and career of John Prideaux, rector of Exeter College, Oxford, 1612-1642, regius professor of divinity, 1615-1642, and bishop of Worcester, 1641-1646. Prideaux was the leading representative of...

A Fresh Twist on Vintage Flower Meanings & Arrangements"This book is enchanting to the eyes, inspiring for the mind, and refreshing for the soul." -Maggie Hyde, Petal Back Farm#1 New Release in Plant & Animal Photography, Photograpy Equipment &...

A look at the past, present and future of science museums.Book InformationISBN 9781789146394Author Samuel J.M.M. AlbertiFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Reaktion BooksPublisher Reaktion BooksWeight(grams) 156g

Orchids are the largest family of plants in the world. With 30,000 known species, you could acquire a different orchid every day for eighty years and still not grow them all. Back in the realm of reality, readers of this beautiful book can quickly and...

Plasticity Theory is characterized by many competing and often incompatible points of view. This book seeks to strengthen the foundations of continuum plasticity theory, emphasizing a unifying perspective grounded in the fundamental notion of material...

A beautifully illustrated and unique history of the rose-the "queen of flowers"-in art, medicine, cuisine, and more"From noted rosarian Peter Kukielski comes this unique and handsome book that traces the many ways that roses have captured human...

This lavish book highlights a selection of the wonderful illustrations held in the archive of The Florilegium Society at Sheffield Botanical Gardens. Each illustration included in the book is accompanied by a plant profile, stating where the plant was...

The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the family who lived there for over 250 years. 'The Big House' is the biography of a great country house and the lives of the Sykes family who lived there, with varying fates, for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635573909Author Anna PavordFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Bloomsbury PublishingPublisher Bloomsbury PublishingWeight(grams) 1588gDimensions(mm)...

The Artistry of Flowers encourages everyone to live with florals and to appreciate their beauty as we appreciate art. Celebrated floral designer Gabriela Salazar teaches us how to look at flowers and understand their characteristics from an artist s...

Learn How to Grow Flowering Plants"Anyone wanting to get started with a flower garden will find plenty of expert guidance here." Publishers Weekly#1 Best Seller in Annual Flowers Gardening, Bulb Flower Gardening, and Perennial Gardening.In the mountains...

Ranunculus offers advice on how to care for and propagate these colourful cultivated members of the buttercup family. Naomi Slade explores a wide range of ranunculus species and cultivars, all beautifully photographed by Georgianna Lane in their...

This is an illustrated guide to varieties, cultivation and care, with step-by-step instructions and over 135 beautiful photographs. It is a handy, practical guide to growing and caring for rhododendrons, with instructions for planting outdoors and in...

At the age of twenty-one, the future Prince Philip wrote to a relative: 'I know you will never think much of me. I am rude and unmannerly.' This affectionate compendium, brings together many known and less well-known stories about the prince, giving an...

**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S BEST BOOKS OF 2018**Join renowned naturalist Peter Marren on an exciting quest to see every species of wild plant native to Britain.The mysterious Ghost Orchid blooms in near darkness among rotting leaves on the forest floor. It...

Discover the intriguing world of wildflowers with this handy pocket guide. Beautifully illustrated throughout, The Little Guide to Wildflowers offers a fresh perspective on identifying the flowers around you. Featuring 40 of the most beautiful flowers...

Snowdrops are one of the best loved, most popular and widely grown of all bulbous plants. This book celebrates their beauty and magical annual resurrection. This newly updated and expanded edition of this best-selling book introduces the twenty known...

The Book Lover's Joke Book is the funniest book about books you'll ever read. You'll find jokes about writers, agents, publishers, librarians, grammar, poetry, bookcases, and lightbulbs. There are rib-ticklers for typographers, crackers for critics, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423663560Author Naomi SladeFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc

Stunning, intimate photographs bring orchids to life in this showcase of the extraordinary collection of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida. As a leader in the study and conservation of orchids and other epiphytes, Selby Gardens is home...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsLong-listed for Australian Book Designer Awards 2024 (Australia).Book InformationISBN 9781760764029Author Jac SemmlerFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Thames and Hudson...

Unlike most flower-arrangement books, which rely on expensive and often nonseasonal flowers from florists, this book presents an alternative that is in line with the "back to nature" movement. This is the first volume to showcase how to be inspired by...

'a vital resource' TLS 'Compelling collection' Literary Review The Reformation was a seismic event in history whose consequences are still unfolding in Europe and across the world. Martin Luther's protests against the marketing of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908326607Author Sue ShephardFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Redcliffe Press LtdPublisher Redcliffe Press LtdWeight(grams) 626gDimensions(mm) 268mm...

In the 1630s, the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as popular history would have it, folly. We all know the outline of the story - how otherwise sensible merchants, nobles, and artisans spent all they...

Many of our best-loved heritage roses are named after women and in this charming book, Ann Chapman explores the lives and stories behind the evocative names. We may be familiar with Mary Queen of Scots, Amy Robsart and Jeanne d'Arc, but who were Adelaide...