Plants category: 1045 books

A long time ago, you could only find them on the slopes of remote mountain ranges in Asia, but today they are the very symbol of modern genetics, a species unrivalled for the variety of colors and forms that breeders can create: tulips.  In this book, Celia Fisher traces the story of this important...

Los terrarios con plantas han tenido un gran resurgimiento en años recientes, siendo mostrados en programas de decoración para casa y jardín. También en revistas de diseño. Recientemente han sido descritos coma la manera de más estito para decorar con plantas...

Pocket Guide to Mushrooms covers 158 of the most common mushrooms found in the UK and also in northern and central Europe, each mushroom is identified and presented with expert photography in this informative yet highly portable ebook. It is as visually impressive as it is easy to use, with many stunning images to support the authoritative text.

Pollen: Development and Physiology focuses on pollen physiology, with emphasis on the living pollen grains, their growth, and essential biological functions. Topics covered in this book include the role of nucleus and cytoplasm in microsporogenesis; the development of the pollen grain wall; the metabolism...

HydroScope is an annually updated professional directory, listing addresses, websites, trade shows, festivals and more than 1300 professional contacts

A complete guide to finding, harvesting, and preparing wild berries and fruits in the Rocky Mountain West. Includes color photos and more than 100 recipes.

Hana Hemp in "A Healing History of Hemp" Hana Hemp is a character that stars in “A Healing History of Hemp.” Hana is the second book in a series about the Cannabaceae Plant Family and its ancient roots. She was designed to help families understand the science behind...

Want to stop buying cannabis and grow your own marijuana instead? This comprehensive book by the creator of The Cannabis Gardener website shows you how! Every step is included, from making your own organic soil to curing your freshly harvested weed. Here's a sample of what How to Grow Organic...

Do you wish for the piece of mind that comes with growing your own food but think that those positive attributes of the ‘farm to table’ movement are not applicable to your housing situation? Well, if you fall into this category you need this book. You do not need to live on a farm or a generous sized...

Il volume mette a fuoco la storia dei giardini di Roma e dei suoi dintorni, sullo sfondo di una riflessione intorno all'arte del giardino tra Cinque e Settecento e agli assunti metodologici di una così affascinante disciplina. L'età moderna vide Roma al cuore della vita sociale e politica nell'Europa...

Konzentriert, bildhaft, melodisch erzählt, hat der Text meditativen Charakter. Er vermittelt, was es heißt, ganz im Hier und Jetzt zu sein. "Tief im Land" entführt uns in die Ruhe eines archaischen, asketischen Lebens. Neil Ansell verbrachte fünf Jahre zurückgezogen in den Hügeln von Wales....

For more than 2,000 years, depressed patients have turned to a rangy yellow weed known as hypericum, or St. John’s wort, to treat symptoms of unrelenting sadness. Ancient healers believed the herb to be so powerful that it not only vanquished depression but also could banish evil spirits forever. Today,...

"La vista delle rovine ci fa fugacemente intuire l'esistenza di un tempo che non è quello di cui parlano i manuali di storia o che i restauri cercano di richiamare in vita. È un tempo puro, non databile, assente da questo nostro mondo di immagini, di simulacri e di ricostruzioni, da questo...

Die Wälder sind sein berufliches Zuhause, und die Arbeit mit Bäumen ist sein Leben. Bei geführten Waldwanderungen gibt der passionierte Förster und Autor Peter Wohlleben sein enormes Wissen über Bäume weiter. Seine Gebrauchsanweisung ist eine ebenso handfeste wie stimmungsvolle Entdeckungstour....