Plants category: 1045 books

The intriguing Bird’s Nest Fungi (Nidulariaceae) of forest, meadow, and garden have been familiar to botanists since 1601, but only relatively recently has the significance of their peculiar form been realized. Dr Brodie traces the long controversy that arose when Bird’s Nest Fungi were first...

“The only just and true way for an honorable and manly man is to grow them, and let everybody about the place have all he can eat. For the berry comes from the garden to the table in tempting and presentable shape, fit to grace the table of a king,” writes Jacob Biggle in The Biggle Berry Book,...

The orchid family is one of the largest plant families in the world, reaching its highest diversity in the tropics where their exotic and colourful flowers are often truly breathtaking. Britain and Ireland have just 52 species of wild orchid, some of which are rare or scarce, whilst others are surprisingly...

If you’ve always loved the taste of fresh fruit and you’ve thought about growing your own, then ‘Grow Fruit Indoors: 22 Cultivating Tips to Make Your Own Fruit Garden and Enjoy Exotic Fruit Plants inside Your Home’ will give you all the tips you need.Not everyone has a garden, which means...

For seventy years, The Natural Gardens of North Carolina has been a must-read volume for anyone interested in wildflowers, native plants, ecology, or conservation in the state. This handsome revised edition features new line drawings and color photographs, an appendix that updates the botanical nomenclature,...

Gardening organically outdoors is prevalent in most horticultural circles these days, but what about gardening indoors? Many gardeners still use harsh synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides when growing plants in their homes. How can we choose to eat organic foods, buy natural personal-care...

Micro gardening is essentially the practice of using small or limited spaces, such as patios, window sills, balconies, indoor pots, or courtyards in order to grow plants. The concept has recently gathered much press due to the attention given by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, highlighting...

Many times, you want to grow some of your favorite foods and you want to have them all year round. You might even have a garden planted, and it might be doing great. But for some, they want to get their food all year round from a garden, and that requires a bit of work. You can grow fruit indoors,...

One of the best hobbies out there for pretty much any person is the hobby of gardening. Doing gardens is something that you can do to help benefit your life, and it can do wonders for your home. There are different types of gardens out there as well if you’re the type who wants to try something...

Make inexpensive projects with a Japanese aesthetic—whether you're an interior designer, avid gardener, small space enthusiast or gardening beginner! Colorful and hardy succulent plants are perfect for creating Japanese-style Bonsai and Ikebana arrangements. Stylish Succulents presents a...

Has ever a plant inspired such love and such hatred as the rhododendron? Its beauty is inarguable; it can clothe whole hillsides and gardens with a blanket of vibrant color. The rhododendron has a propensity towards sexual infidelity, making it very popular with horticultural breeding programs. And...

The Skillful Forager is the ultimate forager’s guide to working with any wild plant in the field, kitchen, or pantry. From harvesting skills that will allow you to gather from the same plant again and again to highlighting how to get the most out of each and every type of wild edible, trusted...

Hydroponics is a highly efficient method for growing plants and it is one that you can enjoy at home. A hydroponic garden is a little more complicated than a traditional garden and it takes time to set up, but once you get it going it is fairly easy to maintain. In this book you will receive an introduction...

All other Authors that have written of the nature of Herbs, give not a bit of reason why such an Herb was appropriated to such a part of the body, nor why it cured such a disease. Truly my own body being sickly, brought me easily into a capacity, to know that health was the greatest of all earthly...