Plant Life category: 1095 books
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Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2009
Temperate forests cover large areas of Europe and perform a number of important functions such as the regulation of energy and matter, production of wood and other resources, and conservation of biodiversity and habitats; they also have special signi?cance in social and cultural contexts. Initiated...
by Mark Mikolas
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Identify maple, ash, oak, and more with easy-to-learn visual techniques.
In this friendly and approachable field guide, writer and avid hiker Mark Mikolas shares a unique approach for year-round tree identification. His method, which centers on the northeastern United States where 20 species...
by Joost Langeveld
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
Fold your way to fabulous flowers!
Fold your way to fabulous flowers! Bringing flowers into your home can make it brighter and more beautiful, and Flower Origami teaches you how to turn a flat sheet of paper into a flower. Whether your favorites are dahlias or azaleas, daffodils or sunflowers,...
by Kurt Rinehart
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2006
An innovative guide to making the most of the wilderness experience.
Green Infrastructure
Incorporating Plants and Enhancing Biodiversity in Buildings and Urban Environments
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
With more than half of the world's population now living in urban areas, it is vitally important that towns and cities are healthy places to live. The principal aim of this book is to synthesize the disparate literature on the use of vegetation in the built environment and its multifunctional benefits...
by David C. Coleman, D. A. Crossley, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2004
This fully revised and expanded edition of Fundamentals of Soil Ecology continues its holistic approach to soil biology and ecosystem function. Students and ecosystem researchers will gain a greater understanding of the central roles that soils play in ecosystem development and function. The authors...
Orchids of South Africa
A Field Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Orchids of South Africa is the first field guide to local orchids to be published in over 30 years, and presents the more than 450 orchid species found in the region, including Lesotho and Swaziland. A comprehensive roundup of orchids in their natural habitat, the book features: multiple photos for...
Chaga
King of the Medicinal Mushrooms
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Taking the counsel of Hippocrates—"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food"—acclaimed author David Wolfe brings the wisdom of eating herbal medicine to today's health-conscious readers. His enthusiastic fan base, which includes celebrities such as Woody Harrelson and Angela...
The Complete Kitchen Garden
An Inspired Collection of Garden Designs & 100 Seasonal Recipes
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
A design and recipe resource with “all the tools to plan a productive garden before seeds ever meet the ground” (The Wall Street Journal).
Based on seasonal cycles, each chapter of this indispensible book provides a new way to look at the planning stages of starting a garden—with themes...
The Joy of Foraging
Gary Lincoff's Illustrated Guide to Finding, Harvesting, and Enjoying a World of Wild Food
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Discover the edible riches in your backyard, local parks, woods, and even roadside! In The Joy of Foraging, Gary Lincoff shows you how to find fiddlehead ferns, rose hips, beach plums, bee balm, and more, whether you are foraging in the urban jungle or the wild, wild woods. You will also learn about...
Your Guide to Forest Bathing
Experience the Healing Power of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
“A beautiful and inspiring guide inviting us to seek out the trees and let the healing happen, both for us and for our beleaguered ecosystems. Grab this book and head outside” –Florence Williams, author of The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
Simply...
Ponderosa
People, Fire, and the West's Most Iconic Tree
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
The West’s vast ponderosa pine forest has been home to people for thousands of years. Ponderosa from distant mountains provided timbers for the ancient pueblos of the Southwest. Pioneers on horseback extolled the giant pines and grassy glades of yesterday’s forest. Ponderosa timber was used to...
Defending Giants
The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of American Environmental Politics
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Giant redwoods are American icons, paragons of grandeur, exceptionalism, and endurance. They are also symbols of conflict and negotiation, remnants of environmental battles over the limits of industrialization, profiteering, and globalization.
Since the middle of the nineteenth century, logging...
Famous Trees of Texas
Texas A&M Forest Service Centennial Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2015
Famous Trees of Texas was first published in 1970 by the Texas Forest Service (now Texas A&M Forest Service), an organization created in 1915 and charged with protecting and sustaining the forests, trees, and other related natural resources of Texas.
For the 100-year anniversary of TFS,...