Plants category: 1045 books
Wild Flowers
Nature's own to garden grown
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Wild flowers are a great passion for Carol, and for the TV show this year she’s travelling the length and breadth of the country to find the most exquisite flora occurring naturally in our woodlands, hedgerows, meadows and moors, and then she sets off in search of their cultivated cousins, and shows...
Daffodil
The remarkable story of the world's most popular spring flower
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
There is no harbinger of spring like a field or garden filled with bright yellow daffodils. But the world of the daffodil is much more than just its place in the march of the seasons. It’s a plant whose history starts with the tombs of the Pharaohs, through pre-Darwin evolutionary theory and Cornwall’s...
by Maurice G. Kains
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
In his classic Five Acres and Independence, Maurice G. Kains offered advice about living off the land with privately raised stock and produce. In this engaging and informative memoir, he relates his family's experiences in realizing their long-cherished dream—establishing and maintaining their own...
A Slender Thread
Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2011
his astonishing book by the prizewinning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses reveals Ackerman's parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor. "(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers."--San Francisco Examiner.
Lettres sur la botanique
édition intégrale
Language: French
Release Date: July 10, 2014
'' L’intérêt de Rousseau pour la botanique est né à partir de 1762-1763 pendant sa fuite liée à la condamnation de ses deux livres, L’Emile et Le Contrat social. Rousseau va se souvenir de Mme de Warens qui avait tenté de l’initier au sujet dans sa jeunesse. Cependant, Mme de Warens,...
by Gideon Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2012
Sasol First Field Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa provides an introduction to grasses and a guide to 44 southern African species. These represent conspicuous, widespread grasses, weedy roadside species, invasive aliens, and horticulturally useful grasses as well as important indigenous food species....
by John Manning
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2011
Sasol First Field Guide to Fynbos of Southern Africa is a beginner's guide to one of the most complex and fascinating communities of plant species in the world. Included in this guide are particularly striking specimens and those that display typical fynbos features. Full-colour photographs, distribution...
by John Manning
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2011
Sasol First Field Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa is a fascinating guide to the succulents of the region. Full-colour photographs, distribution maps and easy-to-read text will help the beginner and budding naturalist to identify the more common succulents found in southern Africa, discover where they occur and learn about their unique features.
by Oliver Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2010
Lichens are fascinating and beautiful organisms able to colonise a vast range of habitats, including seemingly impossible places such as bare icy mountain tops and sun-scorched coastal rocks. This book discusses all aspects of British lichens, revealing the secrets of their success. This edition is...
The Triumph of Seeds
How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
As seen on PBS's American Spring LIVE, the award-winning author of Buzz and Feathers presents a natural and human history of seeds, the marvels of the plant kingdom
"The genius of Hanson's fascinating, inspiring, and entertaining book stems from the fact that it is not about how all kinds of...
A Disa Companion
The Art and Science of Disa Cultivation
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
Disas are a genus of African orchids which are not well known even to orchid enthusiasts in Africa. However, not only are many of the species colourful and/or spectacular but they have given great scope to breeders wishing to hybridise and market ever more colourful varieties. They have specific cultural...
by Charles Brown
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Stop buying avocados and grow your own
Avocados are considered one of the healthiest and tastiest fruits on the planet earth today. The rich, creamy inside is filled with nutrients and flavour. Growing your own avocados is fun and the best thing you can do for yourself if are an avocado lover....
Indoor Kitchen Gardening
Turn Your Home Into a Year-round Vegetable Garden * Microgreens * Sprouts * Herbs * Mushrooms * Tomatoes, Peppers & More
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
It takes just a few dollars and a few days for you to start enjoying fresh, healthy produce grown indoors in your own home.
Imagine serving a home-cooked meal highlighted with beet, arugula, and broccoli microgreens grown right in your kitchen, accompanied by sautéed winecap mushrooms grown...
POCKET FIELD GUIDE
Wilderness Survival Drinks, Teas, Coees, Nectars & Saps
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
This full color guide details 21 wild edible drinks, divided into three categories: Wild Coffee-Like Brews, Cold Wild Drinks, and Hot Wilderness Teas. Never has drinking in the wilderness been so much fun - and interesting!From Tulip Poplar Nectar Shots and Black Locust Blossom Tea to Roasted...