Plants category: 1045 books
Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees
Gardening Alternatives to Nonnative Species: An Illustrated Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
In this companion volume to the bestselling The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants, Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz offer another indispensible guide to replacing nonnative plants with native alternatives. This time, their subject is the native...
Field Guide to the Common Bees of California
Including Bees of the Western United States
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
This engaging and easy-to-use natural history guidebook provides a thorough overview of native and honey bee biology and offers tools for identifying the most common bees of California and the Western United States. Full-color illustrations introduce readers to more than 30 genera of native bees,...
Botanical Shakespeare
An Illustrated Compendium of all the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
A captivating, beautifully illustrated, one-of-a-kind color compendium of the flowers, fruits, herbs, trees, seeds, and grasses cited in the works of the world’s greatest playwright, William Shakespeare, accompanied by their companion quotes from all of his plays and poems. With a foreword by Dame...
Weeds Find a Way
With Audio Recording
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Weeds are wonderful! Persistent, exuberant…these plants have personalities, and this nonfiction picture book puts them on colorful display!
From bright yellow dandelions popping through cracks in sidewalks to purple loosestrife growing rampant along roadways, weeds offer unexpected splashes...
by Timothy J. Bradley
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
In this adventurous 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.
by Steve Chisk
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2018
The ultimate reference and step by step guide to growing and cultivating marijuana.
Learn and grow cannabis with easy to follow steps from start to finish. Understand and begin to grow in a matter of hours. Simple and easy to follow step by step instructions.
Using the most effective...
by DK
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Through illustrations and photography, reveal the wonder of how plants grow as you follow the story of a mystery seed. How was it planted? What does it need? What will it become? As days go by, it's hard to imagine the tiny shoot will ever grow into a big, strong plant. Could it magically become the...
by Jennifer Boothroyd
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Many plants depend on animals to help move pollen around so that the plants can reproduce. Readers will see how hummingbirds, mice, bats, and other animals play a big role in pollination. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help readers understand key ideas and details about this important science concept.
by Amelia Banas
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
Explore the flowering plants in the Roses Family with Lily's Plant Family Rosaceae. Children will learn parts of flowering plants, descriptions and characteristics. This book will let your child discover the importance of plant appearances such as petals, sepals and leaves.
by Anne Wanjie
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
There are hundreds of thousands of plant species on Earth, from liverworts less than an inch tall to giant redwood trees that reach hundreds of feet into the sky. With their great variety of forms, plants have adapted to nearly every type of habitat. This book provides a strong introduction to plant...
Foraging
Over 30 Tasty Recipes to Turn Your Foraged Finds into Feasts
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Foraged delicacies have become the latest foodie obsession. Wild edibles collected by professional foragers are proliferating on the plates of top-tier restaurants because they offer novel and ultra-fresh sensations for the tongue, and they frequently taste more flavorful than farmed foods. For people...
Terrarium Craft
Create 50 Magical, Miniature Worlds
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2011
A terrarium is nothing less than a miniature world—one that you can create yourself. It might be a tiny rainforest, with lush foliage and bright tropical flowers. Or a desert, with strange succulents planted among colorful stones. Or a Victorian fernery. Or a minimalist composition with a single,...
Five-Plant Gardens
52 Ways to Grow a Perennial Garden with Just Five Plants
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
With literally hundreds of choices, it can be overwhelming to decide which perennials to plant in your garden. Nancy J. Ondra takes the stressful guesswork out of perennial garden planning by offering 52 vibrant designs, each made up of only five plants. Ondra tailors each simple design to a specific...
by Julia Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Orchid Care for Beginners An Introduction to the Orchid Flower, Growing Orchids, Types of Orchids and How to Care for an Orchid
Learning how to grow orchid plants can be a lot of fun. It doesn’t matter if you are starting off from a store bought plant or a little seed that...