Plants

Mushrooms 500-Piece Puzzle celebrates the beauty of mushrooms with a fully-illustrated puzzle and booklet set, featuring colourful illustrations of several North American varieties. Specifications: A 500-piece puzzle, printed in full colour on high-quality stock. Puzzle dimensions: This puzzle measures approximately 16 x 20 inches when finished. Fully illustrated package: This puzzle, deluxe box, and booklet feature original illustrations of notable...

Bring the wonder and curiosity of mushrooms to your home or office with this keepsake set of illustrated wooden magnets, fold-out poster, sticker sheets, and mini guidebook.- Deluxe wooden magnets: This set includes 8 full-color, illustrated wooden magnets, each featuring a unique variety of mushroom.- Fold-out poster: Show off your love for fabulous fungi with this 6 3/8 X 7...

Historic Royal Palaces: Royal Blooms is a fascinating exploration of how plants and flowers have formed an integral part of the crown, from the past through to present day. From mulberry and myrtle to pomegranate and poppy, this beautifully illustrated and expertly written book depicts in detail how plants and flowers have been used by various royals throughout the centuries...

Foreword by Kathleen Jamie. Looking at threats to forest life across the globe, John Miller draws on literature, film and art to explore why woods matter to us, building on the ecological case for saving trees to raise the compelling question of their cultural value. The Heart of the Forest explores four enduring ways in which we connect to the...

Flora of Melbourne covers the enlarged Greater Melbourne area and contains 1,367 plant descriptions accompanied by photos and fine line drawings. Enjoy instant, colour-coded access to different plant families such as Irises, Grasses, Orchids, and Rushes, among others. Benefit from an improved, easy-to-use cross-reference system designed to help you find plants native to specific localities effortlessly. The book features an...

A hilarious, cannabis-fuelled parody of fine art in a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle. Here Petrus Christus's A Goldsmith in his Shop is reimagined as if the artist and his subjects had been enjoying a toke, with the shopkeeper peddling something even more valuable than gold. It's a subversive wink in puzzle form: Inhale the art and exhale the stresses of the...

This A-to-Z treasury of stories and poems features plants of Africa and the wider Caribbean region. With each entry, plants become much more than material for humans to use. They serve as links to the orisha deities of African diasporic religions. They speak for themselves, forming alliances with people and animals. They serve as points of connection between the many...

Now outdoorsmen and survivalists can own the official US Army guide to edible plants. Whether you are a stranded soldier, a wilderness hiker, or you just want to know which plants growing in your backyard are edible, this is an invaluable resource. Anyone who has spent serious time outdoors knows that in survival situations, wild plants are often the only...

The eighteenth-century naturalist Erasmus Darwin (grandfather of Charles) argued that plants are animate, living beings and attributed them sensation, movement, and a certain degree of mental activity, emphasising the continuity between humankind and plant existence. Two centuries later, the understanding of plants as active and communicative organisms has reemerged in such diverse fields as plant neurobiology, philosophical posthumanism, and ecocriticism....

This colourful card deck features striking, intricate illustrations of 50 popular houseplants in gorgeous home settings and tips on how to care for each one, from roots to shoots. The Happy Houseplant Deck is a deep dive into the wild world of houseplants. Whether you are a proud plant parent or have never seen a pothos in your life, this...

A practical guide to understanding and using Mexican healing traditions in everyday life. Arranging ofrendas. Brewing pericn into a healing tea. Releasing traumas through baos and limpias. Herbalist and curandera Atava Garcia Swiecicki spent decades gathering this traditional knowledge of curanderismo, Mexican folk healing, which had been marginalised as Chicanx and Latinx Americans assimilated to US culture. She teaches how...

Shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize for Illustrated Books Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature's Christopher Bland Prize 'Honest, evocative, inspiring' - SARAH WATERS 'A thing of beauty' - CLARE BALDING 'A brilliant storyteller' - MOLLY LEMON 'I think many of us overlook the beauty of winter, not least the bare and beautiful framework of a winter tree silhouetted against...

The graphic novel adaptation of Peter Wohlleben's international bestseller, with breathtaking illustrations and easy-to-follow text that will delight readers young and old. Are trees social beings? For forester Peter Wohlleben, the answer has always been yes; the forest is a social network. Trees live like human families: tree parents live together with their children, support them as they grow, share...

Renowned herbalist Amy Blackthorn shows readers how to bring plant spirits into their daily spiritual practice with therapeutic access, subconscious learning, and divining skills that help them understand plant spirits on a deeper level. Blackthorn's Botanical Magic showed a new generation of witches how scent affects people, whether they understand it or not. In Blackthorn's Book of Sacred Plant Magic,...

The first work of non-fiction from an award-winning poet - a fierce reclamation of a link with the land, roaming from Jamaican hills to the woodlands of Leeds. The Possibility of Tenderness is a personal history narrated through the lens of the 'grung' and plants. It's also a people's history of the land, a family saga, an archival detective story...

The International Bestseller 'A wonderful book' - Tristan Gooley, author of How To Read A Tree 'Unique and thrilling' - Ben Rawlance, author of The Treeline 'A celebration of the oak as nature's masterpiece' - Daniel Lewis, author of Twelve Trees 'A glorious, revelatory tale of a tree that enlarges our world' - Patrick Barkham, author of The Butterfly Isles...

An elegant reference guide to the meaning of plants in art and life. From early Egyptian reverence for the acacia and the lotus, to the Victorian language of flowers and the works of Vincent Van Gogh and Georgia O'Keeffe, we have long sought meaning in nature. Significance has often been ascribed to particular plants, referencing their uses as food or...

The bestselling guide to foraging and eating weeds. There is food within 3 metres of your front door: this book will teach you how to open your 'plant eyes'. Three generations ago, it was common practice all over the world to collect this wild food; knowledge of what, where, and when to forage was a necessary part of daily life....

Mushrooms are loved, despised, feared, and misunderstood. They have been a familiar part of nature throughout human history and occupy a special place in our consciousness. Nicholas P. Money introduces the mythology and science of the spectacular array of fungi that produce mushrooms, the history of our interactions with these curious and beautiful organisms, and the ways that humans use...

Let your imagination soar as you add colour to secret gardens where every leaf whispers magic and every petal tells a story. Twisting vines, mysterious moonlit conservatories, and hidden paradises... Wonder Gardens Coloring Book invites you to visit lush, exotic realms teeming with spectacular flora. Each page unveils a dazzling scene bursting with otherworldly blooms and whimsical details, all awaiting...

Learn how to grow the most beautiful orchids at home. From the world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this book introduces the 60 best orchids to grow at home and teaches you how to cultivate each one. With 12 easy and inspiring projects and beautiful botanical illustrations, this is part of the best-selling series of Kew Gardener's Guides, now available in...

A colourful, illustrated celebration of wild plants around the world, and why we should love them, not loathe them, with 50 graphic illustrations by Paul Farrell. To call a plant a weed is doing it a real injustice. It’s simply a wild plant that is not deliberately cultivated, growing where it is not wanted. By this definition, virtually any plant...

World-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Christian Rätsch provides the latest scientific updates to this classic work on psychoactive flora by two eminent researchers. Numerous new and rare colour photographs complement the completely revised and updated text. The book explores the uses of hallucinogenic plants in shamanic rituals throughout the world. It is cross-referenced by plant, illness, preparation, season of collection, and...

Much has been published on the topic of plant hunting, and almost all of it is about the plant hunters of the so-called 'golden age' that ended with the death of Frank Kingdon Ward in 1958. One might be forgiven for thinking that plant hunting itself came to an end in 1958 - but nothing could be further from the...

In a beautiful, fully illustrated package, this modern, witty take on familiar Greek myths focuses on the wild and wonderful role plants have played in the stories over centuries. It is Song of Achilles meets The Secret Life of Trees. See the ever-popular Greek myths anew by focusing on the fascinating roles plants play in the stories. When Prometheus stole...

Find peace, calm and serenity through the ancient practice of cultivating bonsai. Rooted in ancient Eastern philosophies, every part of a bonsai tree is symbolic of our life and experiences. A bonsai shedding leaves is symbolic of letting go of our material possessions; tending to the roots helps support and nourish the tree, much the same as our own beliefs...

'A joy to read ... mind-expanding' Book of the Week, Guardian 'A bold and brave paean to our planet's ligneous, leafy kingdom' Telegraph 'An impressive exploration and dazzling insight into the lives of plants' Reaction Book Digest What is it like to be a plant? It's not a question we might think to contemplate, even though many of us live...

The culmination of more than 30 years of cultural, anthropological, and scientific research, this encyclopaedia examines the botany, pharmacology, history, preparation, dosage, and practical use of more than 400 erotically stimulating substances from antiquity to the present day. From plants and animals that enhance fertility and virility, like celery, snails, or oysters, to substances that induce arousal, like ephedra, opium,...

A modern and practical guide to growing your own cut flowers, The Grower's Guide will gently guide you through all the essential steps from sowing and germination to sprouting, re-potting and harvesting your glorious blooms.  Including beautiful photography that demystifies the growing process in Milli Proust’s unique style, discover how to plant with confidence and fill your life with flowers....

A Cultural History of Plants in Antiquity covers the period from 10,000 BCE to 500 CE. This period witnessed the transition from hunter-gatherer subsistence to the practice of agriculture in Mesopotamia and elsewhere and culminated in the fall of the Roman Empire, the end of the Han Dynasty in China, the rise of Byzantium, and the first flowering of Mayan...

A celebration of beer—its science, its history, and its impact on human culture. “Curatorial eminences Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall serve up a potent scientific brew. . . . A marvellous paean to the pint, and to the researchers probing its depths.” — Barbara Kiser, Nature “Forced to choose between this book and a pint of hazy IPA, I would...

‘A cracking read.’ IOLO WILLIAMS‘What an incredible achievement!’ ALISON STEADMAN‘An inspirational odyssey.’ NICK BAKER‘Immediately accessible.’ BBC COUNTRYFILE Mike Dilger's nationwide quest to find 1,000 wild plant species in a single year. For most of 2020, Mike Dilger’s day-job of travelling to the four corners of the British Isles all but disappeared. Having been confined to one place by the Covid...

Bringing the Mediterranean into Your Garden by Olivier Filippi explores the breathtaking beauty of Mediterranean garrigue landscapes: alternating mounds of silver and green, textured leaves, flashes of colour, and intoxicating scents that delight the senses and rival any cultivated garden with half the work. This book offers inspiration and expert advice on growing these plants and adopting a more natural...

In this book, pioneering nurseryman Olivier Filippi offers low-level planting designs that are eco-friendly and so beautiful they redefine the conventional distinction between lawn and plant borders. Inspired by the wild plant communities of Europe, the Middle East, and the USA, these rigorously trialled plant combinations can be used on terraces, paths, gravel beds, and flower borders, as well as...

Joseph Banks' Florilegium chronicles the journey of Joseph Banks, who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage around the world from 1768 to 1771. As a gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from locations such as Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia, and Java. He brought back over 1,300 species that had...

We've become used to thinking of plants as things for us to use: as food, tools, resources, or just as an attractive background to our own lives. But it's time to change our minds. New research shows that plants can think, plan - and may even have memories. We share our planet with beings whose potential we have only glimpsed....

An enticing illustrated look at pollination, one of the most astonishing marvels of the natural world Pollination is essential to the survival of most plants on Earth. Some plants rely on the wind to transport pollen from one flower to another. Others employ an array of ingenious strategies to attract and exploit pollinators, whether they be insects, birds, or mammals....

How to Make a Wildflower Meadow offers valuable guidance for gardeners looking to create a stunning and ecologically beneficial landscape. Despite their appeal, flowering meadows can be challenging to establish, often leading to frustration and abandonment. This book provides practical advice and innovative techniques to overcome such difficulties. Garden owners will appreciate this alternative approach, which allows for the establishment...

Sunflowers are the most recognisable members of the world's largest family of plants, Asteraceae, which includes lettuce, chrysanthemums, asters, dahlias, and weeds. The sunflower family is found in almost all habitats, from the driest deserts through grasslands and the tallest mountains to urban wastelands, and includes more than 32,000 species. The family has become a part of our literary and...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE & SHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES AWARD 'One man's fascinating mission to save the great British orchid' Mail on Sunday 'Noble work in a time of great change' New Statesman Ben Jacob is the Orchid Outlaw. In the dead of night, armed with a torch and a trowel, he risks everything, climbing into building sites...

A lavishly illustrated book about the hidden wonders of moss and moss gardening. Moss is all around us. While it is most often associated with damp, shady spaces, it can be found in the most unexpected and far-flung places, from deserts to Antarctica. This book is a celebration of its quiet, unassuming beauty and a primer to understanding the secrets...

The fun and fascinating guide to foraging in the great outdoors - perfect for the whole family! From the writers behind the extraordinary Knowledge to Forage comes an incredible guide to the great outdoors... Welcome to the world of foraging. Have you ever been on a long (and probably boring) walk through woods or fields, or even the streets around...

From the bestselling author of H is for Hawk comes a transcendent collection of essays about the natural world. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Thrilling dispatches from a vanishing world' - Observer Animals don't exist to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about...

'A fascinating treasure trove for plant lovers and gardeners alike.' - Frances Tophill Often beautiful and sometimes strange, flowering plants have evolved to become masters of seduction. We are surrounded by extraordinary partnerships between plants and the birds, bees and other insects that pollinate them. In The Sexual Life of Flowers, botanist Simon Klein leads a beguiling and fascinating tour...

An illustrated natural history of British native trees, by a celebrated botanical artist and her forester brother-in-law. Our trees are among our greatest national treasures, and yet today many people have forgotten their names, their identifying features, and the stories we used to tell about them. In Overleaf, the botanical painter Susan Ogilvy and the forester Richard Ogilvy reacquaint us...

A rich collection of poetry that celebrates the beauty and symbolism of flowers. This exquisite book is a revised and updated edition of a classic collection which contains over 50 poems accompanied by beautiful illustrations of a range of different flowers. From verses celebrating the beginning of spring with the emergence of the snowdrops, daffodils, and bluebells, to poems that...

Get ready for the shocking truth about botanical sex. Who knew that bee orchids trick insects into having sex with them, avocado flowers are female one day and male the next, and some flowers are the insect equivalent of nightclubs where males and females meet and mate? Bestselling popular science author Mike Allaby reveals over 200 of nature's most unseemly...

For centuries, our inherent alienation from nature has prevented us from truly understanding the potential of plants as more than simple materials or decorative objects. In recent years, however, new scientific discoveries and philosophical approaches have reframed our relationship with them, questioning the dualism human/nature so much rooted in Western thinking. Echoing the belief of American ecologist Ian Baldwin that...

There has never been a better time to plant trees. As well as playing a vital role in the health of the natural world and of us humans, these essential life-giving plants also deliver a vast array of hidden benefits such as cooling shade, rainfall interception, and carbon capture—but only if we plant the right tree in the right place....

Did you know your irises are lying to you and all human eyes are actually brown? Want to know the absolute worst way to die, according to science? Did you know that smoking psychedelic toad milk could alleviate depression for up to four weeks? 117 Things You Should F*#king Know About Your World tells you the answers to these questions...

A guide to the spectacular oddities of the New Zealand forest, by the bestselling author of The Meaning of Trees and Secrets of the Sea Deep in the forest, in places you would never think to look, are some of the most remarkable creatures. Overlooked and unsung, this is the forgotten forest: a world of glow-in-the-dark mushrooms and giant mosses,...

A poetic and intimate essay collection on the lives of plants and their entanglement with our human worlds. A seed slips beyond a garden wall. A seaweed drifts through an ocean. A tree is planted on a shifting border. A shrub is uprooted from its culture and its land. What happens when these plants leave their original homes and put...

Sexus Botanicus is a richly illustrated exploration of the astonishing diversity in sexual characteristics and behaviours of plants, from the fig-tree to the sacred lotus. Why do some plants flower while others do not? What happens during pollination? How can the Haleakala silversword reproduce all alone? In Sexus Botanicus, artist and writer Joanne Anton sheds light on the fertilisation process...

An enthralling and original encounter with darkness—and the secret, vital world within it. The Darkness Manifesto urges us to cherish darkness for the sake of the environment, our own wellbeing, and all life on earth. Entire ecosystems rely on natural darkness to flourish, from bats and keen-eyed owls capering across the starry sky to the bioluminescent creatures of the deep....

This fully updated special edition of the classic complete guide to the edible species that grow around us includes a new foreword from the author and a plate section with identification guides for all major species. Originally published in 1972, Richard Mabey’s classic foraging guide has never been out of print since. Food for Free is a complete guide to...

“[A] delightful mix of memoir and field study.” — Publishers Weekly STARRED review Award-winning and beloved author Helen Humphreys discovers her local herbarium and realises we need to look for beauty in whatever nature we have left — no matter how diminished. Award-winning poet and novelist Helen Humphreys returns to her series of nature meditations in this gorgeously written and...

A glorious celebration of wildflowers around the world. Wildflowers are not only beautiful, they are of vital importance in providing food for bees and other pollinators. And they are found everywhere - in meadows, woodlands, jungles, mountains, deserts, grasslands and even in towns and cities. This fabulously illustrated book showcases dozens of different species with over 130 flower and insect...

This book explores the apple's history and the latest debates about the use of agrichemicals, the rise of organic and heirloom orchards, and the hopes and fears of genetic crop modification. Beautifully illustrated with historic and contemporary images, and with a directory of popular and heirloom varieties, Apple is a mouth-watering exploration of this fascinating fruit.

An inspirational and beautifully illustrated book that tells the stories of 80 plants from around the globe. In his follow-up to the bestselling Around the World in 80 Trees, Jonathan Drori takes another trip across the globe, bringing to life the science of plants by revealing how their worlds are intricately entwined with our own history, culture, and folklore. From...

Australian Rainforest Fruits is a beautifully illustrated field guide that covers 504 of the most common fruiting plants found in Australia's eastern rainforests. It also includes a few species that are rare in the wild but generally well-known. These spectacular plants can be seen from Cape York to Victoria, with some species also found in the Northern Territory, Western Australia,...

Mountains, deserts, and coastlines are home to some of the most interesting plants in the world, and a crevice garden, with its closely packed rocks and free-draining soil media, provides the perfect environment for them. The Crevice Garden offers in-depth guidance on the design, construction, and planting of crevice gardens of all kinds, including those suitable for containers, small gardens,...

This book takes the houseplant look outside by exploring the delights of lush, green, foliage plants that are hardy in the garden. Unlike flowers, which fade, these arresting, often big-leaved plants provide year-round impact. Courtyards and small gardens are the perfect home for them. The sumptuously illustrated A-Z recommends over 100 jungle plants hardy to -20°C (-4°F). Philip Oostenbrink's jungle...

Identify Arizona succulents with this easy-to-use field guide, organised by shape and featuring full-colour photographs and helpful information. Learn about a variety of cactus species in Arizona. With this famous field guide by Nora Bowers, Rick Bowers, and Stan Tekiela, cactus identification is simple and informative. The Cacti of Arizona Field Guide features 50 of the most common and widespread...

Cannabis, one of humanity's first domesticated plants, has been utilised for spiritual, therapeutic, recreational, and even punitive reasons for thousands of years. Humans have excellent practical knowledge of the uses of cannabis, yet limited understanding of its sociocultural consequences, past or present, due to its widespread prohibition. In Cannabis, Chris Duvall explores the cultural history and geography of humanity's most...

Carnation permeates our culture from the wedding bed to the funeral wreath. Derided in Shakespeare as 'nature's bastards', they challenged the tulip as the florist's favourite flower and went on to give their blessing to both a military coup and a Soho nightclub. Spanning the world from the gardens of the Ottoman Empire to the Mothers' Day traditions of America...

Cronin's Key Guide to Australian Wildflowers serves both as a field guide for travellers and a reference book for the home library. It covers more than 590 wildflowers from all parts of the continent. Each species is beautifully illustrated and described in clear, concise language, including details about the leaves, flowers, fruit, flowering season, and habitat. Additionally, there is a...

There is food within 3 metres of your front door. Three generations ago, it was common practice all over the world to collect this wild food; knowledge of what, where, and when to forage was a necessary part of daily life. We still had lived experience of harvesting wild food with our own hands. However, with the advent of supermarket...

The extraordinary palm: diverse, prolific, essential, symbolic, and often sacred, exotic—and at times erotic—exploited and controversial. The signature plant of the tropics and subtropics, these record-breaking botanicals produce the world's biggest and heaviest seed, the longest leaf, and the longest stem. Over thousands of years, palms sustained rainforest communities and were bound up with the development of ancient civilisations. They...

More than 60,000 species of trees are found in an amazing variety of forms, sizes and habitats. Every tree has its own story, and here are over 60, selected for their particular resonance and connection with humankind, representing most of the world's major zones and ecologies. In portraits that combine vivid cultural and historical narrative with a firm scientific grounding,...

Although we tend to think of our cities as concrete jungles, our post-new urban environment is awash in plant life. Wild urban plants have taken root along roadsides and chain-link fences, between cracks of pavement, and within vacant lots, rubble dumps, and highway medians. Spontaneously propagating, these resilient plants find distinctive niches to thrive in and inhabit our most derelict...

Produced in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this collection of 40 orchids tells the many intriguing stories of this beguiling plant. It is enhanced with botanical illustrations by the great orchid artists, 40 of which have also been selected to be included as prints and presented in a handsome collector's box. Captivating, beautiful, incredibly diverse and often elusive, orchids...

The Sydney district is one of the great wildflower regions of the world, with over 1500 species occurring within an hour's drive of the city centre. Wildflowers of Sydney by Alan Fairley is a field guide containing 268 of the more common species or those with striking attributes. Each page is devoted to a single plant, offering a full-colour photograph...

When and how did we humans lose our connection with nature, and how do we find it again? Matthew Yeomans seeks to answer these questions as he walks more than 300 miles through the ancient and modern forests of Wales, losing himself in their stories (and on the odd unexpected diversion, too). Return to My Trees weaves together history and...

A beautiful and comprehensive handbook covering everything you need to know to grow plants in pots all year round, no matter how small or large your space. Pots includes top tips on how to plan and prepare your containers, a directory of plants to dip into, and pro advice on achieving year-round interest and structure. The guide also includes winning...

Your body knows how to heal - and the garden can help it remember. In The Plant Pharmacy, herbalist and herb grower Adrianne Hunt shares a beautifully practical guide to 45 healing plants and how to use them safely and effectively at home. With roots in ancient wisdom and a modern, accessible voice, this book offers an empowering first step...

As a wildflower enthusiast and keen amateur botanist, Arthur Bennett aims to capture, and convey to a wider audience, the pleasure that can be had from observing wildflowers. Immigrating to New Zealand almost 60 years ago, Bennett admits that, although he has put down roots and acclimatised, he will never be regarded as a native. He finds a parallel in...

Forty Ways to Know a Tree offers forty distinct ways of encountering, exploring and knowing a tree. You might know it by its birth, by its death, by its roots, by its rings, as a lone sentinel or as part of an ancient woodland. Each meeting is illustrated with a particular species, and they combine to create a broader canvas...