Plants category: 1045 books
by Britannica Educational Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
This book introduces readers to different kinds of plant reproductive parts, how they travel, and how they grow. It discusses plant structures, the processes of plant reproduction, and where reproduction fits on the life cycle. By understanding how plants have needs that are similar to and different...
by Britannica Educational Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Welcome to the wonderful world of plants, some of the planet's most amazing creatures. Plants turn sunlight into food, produce oxygen, and provide people with food, clothing, medicine, and much, much more. What's more, they can communicate. This dynamic book takes readers inside plant communication,...
by Britannica Educational Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Plant growth is a complicated topic that botanists and plant biologists devote their entire careers to studying. This book presents to elementary school students an accessible explanation of the process of how plants grow. It also describes how their life cycles work and how they must interact with...
by Julie K. Lundgren
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
This book introduces students to how important plants are to our planet and our existence and illustrates how plants have a positive medicinal effect in curing diseases, provide alternative forms of fuel, and help to reverse global warming.
by Nathalie Massé
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Twenty years ago, I discovered plants. Suddenly, nature was no longer a jumbled mass of green that all looked the same, apart from poppies, dandelions and a few other plants I knew.I became really captivated by it. At first I observed them, photographed them, then with a plant guide I searched for...
Plantiful
Start Small, Grow Big with 150 Plants That Spread, Self-Sow, and Overwinter
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2014
“Thrifty gardeners take note: the bucks saved on plant purchases will pay back the purchase price of Plantiful with dividends.” —Tovah Martin, author of The Unexpected Houseplant
Whoever coined the phrase “money doesn’t grow on trees” must not have been a resourceful gardener. Plantiful...
A Greenhouse Garden To Grow All Kinds Of Plants
Greenhouse Gardening Information For The Beginner To Help You Set Up A Greenhouse For Your Home Or For Commercial Use And Keep It Running Without A Hitch So You Can Enjoy Gardening Or Make Money Through Crop Growing All Year Round
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
The general idea of a greenhouse is to protect climate-sensitive plants from extreme shifts in temperature—either too hot or too cold. Maintaining a greenhouse has its own share of toil. Unlike the normal outdoor environment, which may be left to its own devices to some extent as nature creates...
Backyard Foraging
65 Familiar Plants You Didn't Know You Could Eat
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
There’s food growing everywhere! You’ll be amazed by how many of the plants you see each day are actually nutritious edibles. Ideal for first-time foragers, this book features 70 edible weeds, flowers, mushrooms, and ornamental plants typically found in urban and suburban neighborhoods. Full-color...
Air Plants
The Curious World of Tillandsias
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
“In this beautiful book, artist Zenaida Sengo has provided inspiration for designing and living with tillandsias.” —Flora Grubb
Air Plants shows how simple and rewarding it is to grow, craft, and design with these modern, easy-to grow houseplants. Stunning photographs showcase creative...
Bring The Outside In
The Essential Guide to Cacti, Succulents, Planters and Terrariums
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR BEGINNERS
"Everything you need to know about keeping plants in your house... lovely pictures, tips, tricks... I love it." (Zoe Sugg a.k.a Zoella)
Love plants, but short on outdoor space? Or feeling inspired by striking terrariums and succulent gardens?...
Terrariums - Gardens Under Glass
Designing, Creating, and Planting Modern Indoor Gardens
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Dive into the ultimate handcrafted, fun way to bring the natural world indoors! Terrariums are back and better than ever! If you haven't seen this virtually foolproof and no-fuss way to bring nature indoors in the last forty years, you are in for a treat. Whether you live in an apartment, are chained...
The Language of Plants
A Guide to the Doctrine of Signatures
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
It is only in the age of technology that human beings have lost a sense of nature being alive. Throughout history, people spoke to nature, and nature communicated with them. During the Middle Ages, reading the book of nature was called the doctrine of signatures, which had always been an important part...
Hydroponics for Houseplants
An Indoor Gardener's Guide to Growing Without Soil
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Pick your container, fill it with water, and sit back and watch your plant grow!
This book is the answer to anyone who has ever shied away from growing house plants because of messy dirt or fear of things dying if left for a few days without water. Ditch the hassle and learn how to grow plants...
Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, Mushrooms, Fruits, and Nuts
How to Find, Identify, and Cook Them
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Edible wild plants, mushrooms, fruits, and nuts grow along roadsides, amid country fields, and in urban parks. All manner of leafy greens, mushrooms, and herbs that command hefty prices at the market are bountiful outdoors and free for the taking. But to enjoy them, one must know when to harvest and...