Plants category: 1045 books

Learn how plants and insects communicate through emissions in the infrared frequency range and why poisonous pesticides do not solve the real problems facing agriculture. In this breakthrough book Phil Callahan uncovers why certain insects are attracted only to certain plants, the role of pheromones work in nature, and how plants under stress literally signal insects to come devour them.

Cacti are full of contradictions. Although many are found in the driest and most barren environments on earth, some grow exclusively in the branches of the rainforest canopy. Many species bristle with ferocious-looking spines, while other varieties are perfectly smooth. And while they might strike...

Henry Hobhouse was the first to recognise plants as a causal factor in history in his Seeds of Wealth. In this new book, he examines four plants: rubber, timber, tobacco and the wine grape, each of which enormously increased the wealth of those who dealt in them, created great new industries and changed...

What makes your garden grow? Find out with author Mia Amato's The Garden Explored. This bookoffers a basketful of tips on understanding everything from basic soil chemistry to the inner life of plants. With Mia Amato as your guide, discover the unexpected science of plants, soil, sun and seasons.

The help you need identifying the dormant but visible vestiges of spring and summer wildflowers and other plants. When it was first published, Roger Tory Peterson said of Weeds and Wildflowers in Winter (originally published as Wildflowers and Winter Weeds), "this book will be a joy to...

The interesting thing about herbal medicine is that a lot of the time, things many people have grown to consider weeds are actually friends in disguise. Just because something is abundant and grows rapidly or well in unspecific terrain doesn't mean that it should be viewed as a burden. Ancient herbal plants have been growing this way for centuries!

Book 1 Preview: Do you know about the benefits of major essential oils? Essential oils are becoming one of the biggest and best ways to help your body whenever you’re feeling bad, or even just to help overall health and wellness.For many people, they believe that essential oils aren’t all that,...

A fun, gifty guide to growing and caring for the top 50 houseplants!   Houseplants are more popular than ever: as expert writer and gardening enthusiast Heather Rodino notes, “plants have demonstrated therapeutic value, clean the air, and are an affordable way of decorating, adding beauty to your...

Presented in this ebook are garden plants having beautiful (and sometimes fragrant) flowers that grow in and above your flower garden. No matter the method of how these plants climb, such as by long stems or twining tendrils, they need another structure for support such as shrubs, small trees, fences,...

Have you ever become bored over the constant offering of common flowering plants in garden centers? They sell monotonous varieties of impatiens, geraniums, petunias, and marigolds to gardeners each year. New gardeners may believe there is nothing else to grow in a flower garden. But, there are many...

Many hate the winter.  Some people don’t like it because they miss out on their favorite plants, and sometimes they don’t know how to grow anything else.  The winter can kill off your plants, and that’s a problem that so many have.  But what if you had a way to grow them indoors?  What if...

Connect to the natural world in ways you never expected with the many magical uses of ordinary and classically witchy plants. Plant Magic presents a unique approach to working with plants in concert with the cycles of nature. Learn which ones best align with the sabbats on the Wheel of the Year and...

Have you been annoyed with the prices of fruit lately?  Have you gone to buy your favorite fruit and been disappointed because it’s out of season and the grocery store isn’t carrying it? We’ve all been there before and ultimately it’s one of the most frustrating things about the grocery store.  Well...

Cells, the basic units of life, require membranes for their existence. Foremost among these is the plasma membrane, which defines each cell’s boundary and helps create and maintain electrochemically distinct environments within and outside the cell. Other membranes enclose eukaryotic organelles...