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Beginning with pagan cults and creation myths, the cultural significance of plants has burst upwards, sprouting into forms as diverse as the panacea (the cure-all plant ginseng, a single root of which can cost up to $10,000), Newton's apple, the African 'vegetable elephant' or baobab, and the mystical, night-flowering Amazonian cactus, the moonflower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRanging widely across science, art and cultural history, poetry and personal experience, Mabey puts plants centre stage, and reveals a true botanical cabaret, a world of tricksters, shape-shifters and inspired problem-solvers, as well as an enthralled audience of romantics, eccentric amateur scientists and transgressive artists. \u003ci\u003eThe Cabaret of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the idea that plants are not simply 'the furniture of the planet', but vital, inventive, individual beings worthy of respect – and that to understand this may be the best way of preserving life together on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46552556142828,"sku":"9781861979582","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781861979582.jpg?v=1750051375"},{"product_id":"the-accidental-garden-by-richard-mabey-9781805220725","title":"The Accidental Garden","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDelightful ... 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