Plants category: 1045 books

Colorado Flora: Eastern Slope describes the remarkable flora of the state, distinctive in its altitudinal range, numerous microhabitats, and ancient and rare plants. Together with Colorado Flora: Western Slope, Fourth Edition, these volumes are designed to educate local amateurs and professionals...

Learn how to grow (and consume) sprouts, shoots, and microgreens at home without using expensive or complicated equipment—all you need is tap water and a glass jar, and you’re ready to go! This is an easy, fast, and smart way to fit healthy greens into your diet. Following Lina Wallentinson’s...

*Have you ever heard of Hydroponics?  Have you perhaps heard about it but you're eager to know more?  Is there even a chance you want to begin growing your own fruits, vegetables and plants through Hydroponics?  Have you perhaps tried Hydroponics in the past but you just didn't have enough knowledge...

SO FAR as we are able to determine this is the first book to be written in praise of weeds. According to Joseph Cocannouer, weeds -- the common ragweeds, pigweeds, pusleys and nettles, to mention four -- perform the following valuable services among others: 1. They bring minerals, especially...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A treasure for all lovers of wild plants – Wild Orchids of Britain provides a detailed account of all our orchid species, varieties and hybrids, and has a useful key to identification. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com Now published in ebook format, with a complete set of new distribution...

“Front lawns, beware: The Germinatrix has you in her crosshairs! Ivette Soler is a welcome voice urging us to mow less and grow some food—in her uniquely fun, infectious yet informative way.” —Garden Rant People everywhere are turning patches of soil into bountiful vegetable gardens,...

Candomblé, an African religious and healing tradition that spread to Brazil during the slave trade, relies heavily on the use of plants in its spiritual and medicinal practices. When its African adherents were forcibly transplanted to the New World, they faced the challenge not only of maintaining...

Awareness springs from education. You can only encourage your child to be environmentally aware if you feed his/her mind with the facts and pictures. Therefore, the purpose of this educational book is to educate your child to be aware of his/her surroundings. It will teach him/her to appreciate and eventually,...

The fantastically successful 100 Facts series takes an in-depth look to reveal the life of plants in this brilliant book. Discover some of the many different species, and how they survive in the driest, wettest and coldest environments on Earth. Learn about the inner workings of plants, how some have...

Watch how a plant grows underground in this wordless book that is perfect for those who are just learning to read! The bright, vivid, detailed images will engage readers from beginning to end and encourage them to create a story of their own.

Roots help keep plants alive. They take in water and minerals. But do you know how much of a plant is made up of its roots? Or whether roots always grow down? Let's experiment to find out! Learn more about plants in the Plant Experiments series—part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection....

In this adventurous, Spanish-translated nonfiction title, elementary readers discover poisonous plants and dangerous animals from deserts around the world. Readers will be enthralled with its vivid images, informational text, and interesting facts about desert ecology and desert plants and animals, including sidewinder snakes, dingos, desert locusts, and barrel cacti.

Take a journey through the seasons in this beautiful book, made entirely from hand-pressed plants. Artist Helen Ahpornsiri transforms petals, leaves and seeds into bounding hares, swooping swallows and fluttering butterflies. Turn the page to watch flowers unfold, see birds take flight or peek...