Plant Life category: 1095 books
by Harold Brodie
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1975
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1975
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...
by E. C. Pielou
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
Praise for the first edition—
"This book is guaranteed to enrich the reader's next forest visit."—Library Journal
"Pielou's book brings forest ecology to naturalists, bird lovers, hikers, cyclists, canoeists, skiers, mountaineers, and back-country campers."—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"It...
The Garden Explored
The Unexpected Science of Plants, Soil, Sun, and Seasons
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
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.
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Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
World population is increasing at an alarming rate and this has resulted in increasing tremendously the demand for tree products such as wood for construction materials, fuel and paper, fruits, oils and medicines etc. This has put immense pressure on the world’s supplies of trees and raw material...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2018
World population is increasing at an alarming rate and this has resulted in increasing tremendously the demand for tree products such as wood for construction materials, fuel and paper, fruits, oils and medicines etc. This has put immense pressure on the world’s supplies of trees and raw material...
Wildlife in Your Garden
Planting and Landscaping to Create a Backyard Sanctuary
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Imagine a thriving garden in your backyard, bursting with vibrantly colored blooms and lush green leaves, shaded by tall trees. Now imagine the same garden, alive with buzzing and flapping and chirping and croaking. Imagine the ecological impact of encouraging natural pollinators. Imagine the excitement...
by Marcia Reiss
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
The lily is a flower of contradictions. It represents both life and death, appearing at weddings and funerals. In their pure white form, lilies are a symbol of innocence, chastity, and purity of heart, but in contrast, the highly fragrant and intensely colored orange lilies symbolize passion. In Lily,...
A Trail Called Home
Tree Stories from the Golden Horseshoe
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2019
An exploration of trees in the Golden Horseshoe and the stories they tell.
Trees define so much of Canadian life, but many people, particularly in the Golden Horseshoe area of Ontario, don’t know that much about them. Granted, it is harder here: there are more trees that are native to this...
The Book of Leaves
A Leaf-by-Leaf Guide to Six Hundred of the World's Great Trees
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Of all our childhood memories, few are quite as thrilling, or as tactile, as those of climbing trees. Scampering up the rough trunk, spying on the world from the cool green shelter of the canopy, lying on a limb and looking up through the leaves at the summer sun almost made it seem as if we were...
Country Rambles, and Manchester Walks and Wild Flowers
Being Rural Wanderings in Cheshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
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The meanest floweret of the vale, The simplest note that swells the gale, The common sun, the air, the skies, To him are opening Paradise.
Wide as may be the circle covered by a great town, we come to the country at last. Let the bricks and mortar stride far as...
The Bay Area Forager
Your Guide to Edible Wild Plants of the San Francisco Bay Area
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Reading this guidebook is like taking a wild foods walk with foraging experts Mia Andler and Kevin Feinstein: it gives practical advice for gathering edible wild plants in the Bay Area in a voice that is friendly and suffused with rich personal knowledge. The authors provide thorough descriptions...
by John Manning
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
Southern African Wild Flowers takes readers on a journey through the diverse landscapes of the subregion, showcasing the unique richness of its wild flowers along the way. Each chapter focuses on a specific region, highlighting the most beautiful, interesting and rare plants occurring there. The journey...
Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast
A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
A comprehensive and user-friendly field guide for identifying the many mushrooms of the northern California coast, from Monterey County to the Oregon border.
Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast will help beginning and experienced mushroom hunters alike to find and identify mushrooms, from common...
by Richard Condit, Rolando Pérez, Nefertaris Daguerre
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2010
This is the first field guide dedicated to the diverse tree species of Panama and Costa Rica. Featuring close to 500 tropical tree species, Trees of Panama and Costa Rica includes superb color photos, abundant color distribution maps, and concise descriptions of key characteristics, making this guide...