Plants

Five writers capture the majesty and grandeur of California's famed redwoods Originally published in celebration of Save the Redwoods League's 100th anniversary, and here newly adapted for a trade audience, The Once and Future Forest explores the...

East Africa is a premier wildlife destination, well known for its mass migrations of herds and fearsome predators. But as iconic are the trees that grow there: among them mangroves, cycads, palms, marulas, acacias, sausage trees, fever trees, toothbrush...

Jocelyn Brooke's love affair with wild flowers and home-made fireworks began when he was growing up in Kent and exploring the countryside of the the Elham Valley. But there was one particular flower, especially rare and beautiful which became an...

A compact guide featuring nearly 400 wild owers of Kenya and northern Tanzania, grouped for ease of use according to colour. e book includes the most widespread and commonly encountered species as well as some unusual owers found in more remote areas...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623170455Author Robert RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Mouse is hungry, but that tasty cake is just too high! Is it a stretch too far, or will Mouse find his way to the top? It's a big problem for a small mouse in this hilarious introduction to the maths concept of height. With engaging artwork and a...

"If you're looking for a dose of wonder in your reading life, I recommend this beautiful book about the magic of fig trees."-Book Riot Over millions of years, fig trees have shaped our world, influenced our evolution, nourished our bodies and fed our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913811075Author Dorothy HodgesFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint International Bee Research AssociationPublisher International Bee Research...

Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2022 Finalist It's the summer of 1938 and Veronica and her fascist boyfriend Billy attend a pro-German event hosted by the 5th Duke of Wellington. Amid the evening's glamour and fervour, Veronica meets Sir Oswald...

Transform your home with more than 25 innovative and inspiring ideas using succulents and terrariums to create beautiful and stylish indoor gardens. Small-space gardening expert Isabelle Palmer shows you how to use succulents and other plants to...

A captivating A-Z treasury for the tree hugger in all of usTreepedia is an entertaining and fact-filled illustrated compendium of tree lore. Featuring nearly 100 entries-on topics ranging from tree ecology and conservation to the role of trees in...

Become the best plant parent you can be Houseplant hysteria is here to stay. For new and seasoned plant owners alike, Houseplants & Succulents For Dummies is the ideal resource on plant care, growing cycles, unique plant varieties, and all the essentials...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781738930401Author M ThiessenFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Tiny Orchard Homestead Inc.Publisher Tiny Orchard Homestead Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915823014Author Robin HarfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Eatweeds PressPublisher Eatweeds Press

Get ready for the shocking truth about botanical sex. Who knew that bee orchids trick insects into having sex with them, avocado flowers are female one day and male the next, and some flowers are the insect equivalent of nightclubs where males and...

Reaktion's new 'Botanical' series is the first of its kind, integrating horticultural and botanical writing with a broader account of the cultural and social impact of plants. In that sense, the South African geranium (the enduring, if confusing, common...

The language of flowers is as old as language itself. In the earliest poetry familiar plants were used to represent simple emotions, ideas, or states of mind: love, hope, despair, fidelity, solitude, beauty, mortality. Over time these associations...

This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants and fungi. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from different groups or collections.About the AuthorThe Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award 2019.Book InformationISBN 9780735275072Author Diana Beresford-KroegerFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Random House...

Since the publication of the first edition of Guide to the Flowers of Western China in 2011, there have been great strides in knowledge of the flora of China through international collaboration. Many plants included in the first edition have been...

For millennia, trees have offered renewal and inspiration. They have provided for humanity on every level, from spiritual sanctuary to the raw material for our homes, books, and food. In this beautiful and revealing book, National Geographic combines...

Find peace and stillness among the flowers with this lovely pocket guide to observing, identifying, and appreciating wild blooms. Explore the charmed world of flora with this delightful flower book, part of the Pocket Nature series. Learn when and where...

In the traditions of every culture, plants have been highly valued for their nourishing, healing, and transformative properties. The most powerful plants--those known to transport the human mind into other dimensions of consciousness--have traditionally...

The reputation of the oak is based not on superlatives but on personality. In human terms, it is not a celebrity, but a reliable citizen. Its enduring legacy is evident in place- and surnames, in landmarks and buildings and as a sturdy staple of...

Plants and their essential oils have been used for healing since ancient times. Oils were used to anoint newborns and kings, care for the body, and treat the sick. In the Bible at least 33 different essential oils are specifically mentioned, and aromatic...

The mountains of Caucasia lie between the Black and Caspian Seas and on the boundary between Europe and Asia. They include the highest, most dramatic, least spoiled and least known mountain ranges of the northern hemisphere after the Himalayas and...

Meet the natural lovechild of the popular local-foods movement and craft cocktail scene. It's here to show you just how easy it is to make delicious, one-of-a-kind mixed drinks with common flowers, berries, roots, and leaves that you can find along...

Orlando Patterson's classic study of slavery in Jamaica reveals slavery for what it was: a highly repressive and destructive system of human exploitation, which disregarded and distorted almost all of the basic prerequisites of normal social life. What...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047791Author Giovanni AloiFormat HardbackPage Count 648Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants and fungi. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from different groups or collections. Throughout history, trees have always been...

Discover the secrets and beauty of the world's rarest trees in this fantastic book filled with more than 300 color photographs. Did you know that the resin of the dragon tree was so prized that it was used and traded as medicine by the Roman Empire? Or...

Bamboo has an unparalleled history; it is very old, and at the same time very new. Bamboo extends far beyond the boundaries of most plants - it is distributed widely throughout the world, and is utilized by hundreds of millions of people in a great...

The most recent addition to the popular POCKET GUIDE series, Trees of Zambia features 140 indigenous tree species and four naturalised exotics likely to be seen in Zambia and its 20 national parks. The trees are organised in five groups, each with a...

A compact and contemporary guide to collecting, drying and storing plant specimens-suitable for both professional researchers and ardent amateurs. The long-awaited update to Dr. Christoper Brayshaw's beloved Plant Collecting for the Amateur, Linda P.J...

Guitars inspire cult-like devotion: an aficionado can tell you precisely when and where their favorite instrument was made, the wood it is made from, and that wood's unique effect on the instrument's sound. In The Guitar, Chris Gibson and Andrew Warren...

One of the world's first tree-top scientists, Meg Lowman is both a pioneer in her field - she invented one of the first treetop walkways - and a tireless advocate for the planet. In a voice as infectious in its enthusiasm as in its practical optimism,...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873580806Author Faith AnsteyFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Whittet Books LtdPublisher Whittet Books Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777011420Author William RichardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint de Rong YangPublisher de Rong YangWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Learn how to grow wild and exotic, medicinally important, sustainable, and deeply delicious mushrooms right at your own home, just as people throughout the world have been doing for centuries. Mushrooms are healthy, packed with vitamins and antioxidants;...