Plants

"Demystifies these popular low-water beauties." -Country Gardens Magazine Whether you're a novice or veteran, have an acre to fill or a just few pots, or live in Calexico or Canada, Succulents Simplified is a dazzling primer for success with succulents!...

Blossoming from a correspondence between Luce Irigaray and Michael Marder, Through Vegetal Being is an intense personal, philosophical, and political meditation on the significance of the vegetal for our lives, our ways of thinking, and our relations...

No matter where you live, natural resources are all around you. These pieces of nature hold inherent properties-and inherent magic-that could be useful to you, and they are often hiding in plain sight. In this book, divided into chapters by season,...

The book brings together and shows for the first time ever striking botanical art of Indian origin spanning a period of three hundred years, focussing in particular on the 18th and 19th centuries. Drawn mostly from original works held in the collections...

In this comprehensive book, the critical components of the European landscape - forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees are addressed. The book considers the history of grazed treed landscapes, of large grazing herbivores in Europe, and...

Scottish Wild Flowers - Pocket Edition, is an ideal pocket-size guide to over 350 plant species found throughout Scotland. Packed full of information, is a convenient guide for both visitors and residents of Scotland who wish to learn about the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143111306Author David George HaskellFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Just the Tonic is an accessible yet informative history of tonic water: its connections to the major disease malaria, the cure discovered in the bitter bark of the cinchona tree and its constituent alkaloid quinine. It is a history deeply intertwined...

The Hidden Histories of Flowers reveals the captivating world of flowers. From the symbolism and meaning behind flowers and how these have evolved over time, to how humans interact with flowers based on cultural and geographical differences, and how...

Become a plant parent to some of the most stunning flowering plants you've ever seen Orchids display more beautiful and exotic flowers than you'll find on other flowering plants, but they do require some love and care to grow well. With help from...

This collectible box set combines The Illustrated Herbiary, Maia Toll's best-selling book on the magic and mysticism of plants, with a freestanding deck of 36 large gilt-edged oracle cards and a cloth carrying pouch for keeping botanical wisdom close at...

Can you leave the past behind and embrace the future? - A brand new series from Tracy Baines. 'A new saga author has arrived. The Women of Fisher's Wharf is a joy to read' - AnneMarie BrearGreat Grimsby, 1912 Newlywed fisherman Alec Hardy decides to make...

Colourful and hardy succulents meet the simple principles of Japanese Bonsai and Ikebana in this unique guide to container gardening. Inexpensive projects presented along with the spare aesthetic of Japanese design will appeal to everyone from interior...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910566336Author Samuel ZellerFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

A whirlwind journey through fungus frontiers that underscores how appreciating fungi is key to understanding our planet's power and fragility. What can we learn from the lives of fungi? Splitting time between the northern and southern hemispheres,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134037Author Tim RichFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 200mm * 150mm * 20mm

In this beautifully illustrated book, Glennie Kindred inspires us to celebrate the bounties of our wild native plants and find a richer relationship with the natural world around us. Season by season, we are shown how to grow and manage native edible and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903657065Author David LangFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint WILDGuidesPublisher WILDGuidesWeight(grams) 524gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 167mm * 16mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781851538669Imprint Field Studies CouncilPublisher Field Studies Council

Ash is one of the most common trees in the British Isles - there are nearly as many ash trees as there are people. Perhaps this is why we take them for granted. Poets write of oak, yew, elm, willow, rarely ash.No books have been written about ash trees...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648768125Author Sarah Dalziel-KirchhevelFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781851538942Author Frank DobsonPage Count 8Imprint Field Studies CouncilPublisher Field Studies Council

This vividly written and lavishly illustrated book challenges many cherished beliefs about the rose. It looks set to establish itself as the definitive history of the Queen of Flowers.Ever since Sappho planted roses at the shrine of Aphrodite, no flower...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987620613Author Rod RiceFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Nature & Travel BooksPublisher Nature & Travel BooksWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Foraging is one of the fastest-growing nature-related pastimes in the UK and US. There are many books about foraging but this is the only one that focuses on what is arguably everyone's favourite plant - trees! It profiles 40 incredible trees from the UK...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623175443Author Deatra CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781851532391Author Frank DobsonPage Count 8Imprint Field Studies CouncilPublisher Field Studies Council

This beautifully illustrated volume, substantially updated for this new large-format edition, is the ultimate reference guide to more than 1300 of the most spectacular, best-loved and unusual trees across the globe, from the huge redwoods of California...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782142140Author Michael LavelleFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Hermes HousePublisher Anness Publishing

'The master. Puts all other modern tree-writers in the shade' John Lewis-Stempel, author of MeadowlandThomas Pakenham is an indefatigable champion of trees. In The Company of Trees he recounts his personal quest to establish a large arboretum on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781778400346Author Peter WohllebenFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Greystone BooksPublisher Greystone BooksWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 188mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556439537Author Robert RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

A no-fuss guide to caring for your indoor plants - ideal for first-time gardeners!Do you want to know how to keep your houseplants alive and thriving indoors but don't know where to start? This gardening book for beginners will help you care for over 60...

Featuring over 40 cool, high-maintenance-looking plants, The Unkillables will ensure your put your plant-murdering days firmly in the past, and will transform your home into the gorgeous green space you always dreamed of. Are you a plant killer? There's...

England has more ancient native oak trees than the rest of Europe combined. How did that come about? The reasons are all historical, and nothing to do with climate or soil factors. This story goes back to the Norman conquest of England in 1066. They...

The yew is one of the most fascinating and versatile life forms on Earth, botanically rich and intriguing, and culturally almost without comparison. In history, mythology, religion, folklore, medicine and warfare, this tree bears timeless witness to a...

The plant world of the Mediterranean region is remarkable for its great diversity of species and forms. This user-friendly pocket nature guide is organized by colour to help identify over 500 commonly seen flowers, shrubs, trees, grasses and ferns...

This new fourth edition has been completely revised and updated, covering all aspects in the field of plant sciences including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution, biogeography, earth history, and earth sciences. ...

In the depths of the Cotswolds, near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, lies one of the most beautiful tree gardens in the world, known as Westonbirt Arboretum. Here you can find around 15,000 trees, each one lovingly labelled. They offer the perfect,...

Learn all there is to know about the fascinating world of wild mushrooms and other fungi!Throughout the centuries, people all over the world have been foraging wild mushrooms and fungi for food. It can also be an exciting and rewarding hobby, with...